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In 2022, as the industry recovered from the pandemic, the Depart...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Passenger Ships", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25793", "person_name": "Peter Gibson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-12/199198/" }, { "id": 1660456, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-09-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-09-18T00:00:00", "uin": "199423", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS managers are registered by (a) the General Medical Council, (b) the Nursing and Midwifery Council and (c) another specified professional regulatory body.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4423.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-09-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department does not hold data on the proportion of National Health Service managers that are registered by the General Medical Council (GMC), the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or another specified professional regulatory body.Healthcare professi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2023-09-18T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Managers", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-13/199423/" }, { "id": 1659493, "askingMemberId": 4005, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-09-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-09-13T00:00:00", "uin": "198647", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Palestinian National Authority on the comments made by the President of the Palestinian National Authority on the Holo", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "198646" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4531.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-09-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "As the FCDO stated publicly on 8 September, the UK condemns the recent antisemitic remarks made by President Abbas. The UK stands firmly against all attempts to distort the Holocaust. Such statements do not advance efforts towards reconciliation. 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The UK stands firmly against all attempts to distort the Holocaust. Such statements do not advance efforts towards reconciliation. Official...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mahmoud Abbas", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2023-09-11T00:00:00", "questionUin": "198647" } ], "twfy_id": "24945", "person_name": "Bob Blackman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-11/198646/" }, { "id": 1656120, "askingMemberId": 1565, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-09-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-09-05T00:00:00", "uin": "195826", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) board members and (b) employees of the Gambling Commission have previous experience in the industries that they regulate.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4032.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-09-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Commission does not collect data on previous employers of its current staff but ensures that staff are able to access specialist knowledge to make informed and evidence-based decisions. The Commission also has a Managing Conflicts of Interest Policy t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling Commission: Staff", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11816", "person_name": "Philip Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-01/195826/" }, { "id": 1656121, "askingMemberId": 1565, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-09-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-09-05T00:00:00", "uin": "195827", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of (a) board members and (b) employees of Ofcom have previous experience in the industry that they regulate.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 39.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-09-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Ofcom\u2019s board has ten members, bringing together executive and non-executive members who have the expertise relevant for providing strategic direction to Ofcom. 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We urge all parties in the conflict to protect civilians, provide safe spaces and comply with Inte...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza: Civilians", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25842", "person_name": "Antony Higginbotham", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-20/203715/" }, { "id": 1666834, "askingMemberId": 4106, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-10-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-10-26T00:00:00", "uin": "204015", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether British companies will have access to European Innovation Council funding for solutions to (a) bias and (b) discrimination in AI systems following the UK's re-admission to Horiz", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4020.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-10-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "UK applicants will be able to participate in the full Horizon Europe programme and UK entities are eligible to receive grant funding through all instruments of the European Innovation Council. The UK is not part of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Artificial Intelligence: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24843", "person_name": "Robert Buckland", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-24/204015/" }, { "id": 1666840, "askingMemberId": 4490, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-10-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-10-26T00:00:00", "uin": "204046", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's net zero policies on the cost of insurance for electric vehicles.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 3991.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-10-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The transition to zero emission vehicles is crucial to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Electric vehicles offer most drivers savings in terms of lower running and maintenance costs. The Government is working closely with the insurance sector t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Electric Vehicles: Motor Insurance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25431", "person_name": "Andrea Jenkyns", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-24/204046/" }, { "id": 1664413, "askingMemberId": 4754, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-10-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-10-17T00:00:00", "uin": "202266", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to establish a non-charitable interparliamentary organisation for the Commonwealth Parliamentary association.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4531.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-10-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The CPA (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) is a valued partner of the FCDO and we greatly appreciate the important work being done by the organisation and its regional branches across the Commonwealth.The Foreign Secretary remains committed to addre...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Commonwealth Parliamentary Association", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25793", "person_name": "Peter Gibson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-13/202266/" }, { "id": 1664450, "askingMemberId": 4754, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-10-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-10-17T00:00:00", "uin": "202303", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Cruise Industry and Government forums plans to publish conclusions from its discussions.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "202302" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4813.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-10-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Cruise Industry and Government Forum (CIGF) was formed in 2022 to build on the collaborative relationship developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning healthcare services which meet the needs of the people for whom they are responsible, including palliative and end of life care needs. NHS England formally ove...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Palliative Care", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25793", "person_name": "Peter Gibson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-17/203128/" }, { "id": 1662755, "askingMemberId": 4754, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-10-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-10-17T00:00:00", "uin": "200609", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of passengers (a) embarking and (b) disembarking UK passenger cruise ports in each of the last five years.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4813.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-10-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Transport publishes monthly UK international cruise passenger movements by direction, as part of its annual sea passenger release. This information can be found at the following link in table SPAS0107, column H - Pleasure Cruises Sea pa...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Passenger Ships", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25793", "person_name": "Peter Gibson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-13/200609/" }, { "id": 1663073, "askingMemberId": 4490, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-10-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-10-17T00:00:00", "uin": "200927", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which offshore windfarms in the Contracts for Difference scheme have been granted a postponement of the sale of their offshore transmission owner assets; and how long each such postponement i", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1482.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-10-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has granted time-limited exemptions for offshore wind farms in the Contracts for Difference scheme to sell their transmission assets. The exemptions were decided on a case-by-case basis and were subject to public consultation. They are as f...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Wind Power: Seas and Oceans", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25431", "person_name": "Andrea Jenkyns", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-13/200927/" }, { "id": 1674494, "askingMemberId": 4866, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "4769", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extracting (a) oil and (b) gas from around the Falkland Islands on (i) the UK's and (ii) the Falkland Islands' energy security.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1482.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "UK energy security remains dependent on having access to international oil and gas markets. It is within this context that any Falklands production would contribute to domestic security of supply. Assessing the extent to which any locally produced hydroca...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offshore Industry: Falkland Islands", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25864", "person_name": "Alexander Stafford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-30/4769/" }, { "id": 1674349, "askingMemberId": 1565, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "4645", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what systems the Gambling Commission has in place to (a) monitor, (b) close down and (c) take other action against illegal gambling sites.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4032.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "As set out in the response to WPQ 2835, the best available estimates suggest the black market accounts for less than 2.5% of bets in this country. The Gambling Commission takes a risk-based approach to the illegal provision of gambling facilities. The 202...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling: Regulation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11816", "person_name": "Philip Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-30/4645/" }, { "id": 1672171, "askingMemberId": 4133, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-27T00:00:00", "uin": "3231", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many properties were purchased by HS2 Ltd using compulsory purchase orders in (a) North West Leicestershire constituency and (b) the UK.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4442.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "There have been no land or property purchased using compulsory purchase powers in the North West Leicestershire Constituency. The Secretary of State does not have compulsory powers for Phase 2b of the scheme. It is not practicable to provide a figure for ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24741", "person_name": "Andrew Bridgen", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-22/3231/" }, { "id": 1671972, "askingMemberId": 1565, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-23T00:00:00", "uin": "2836", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential revenue lost from illegal gambling.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4407.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the size of the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. The tax gap statistics are published annually and are available at: Meas...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11816", "person_name": "Philip Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-21/2836/" }, { "id": 1671993, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "uin": "2754", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the Long Overhaul Period and Refuel (LOP(R)) for HMS Vanguard.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4519.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "I am withholding the estimated cost of HMS Vanguard's Deep Maintenance Project (Refuel) as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HMS Vanguard: Repairs and Maintenance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-21/2754/" }, { "id": 1671991, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "uin": "2752", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) projected in-service date for each of the new build projects in the Devonport Royal Dockyard site development plan.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "2753" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4519.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Devonport Submarine Infrastructure Programme will involve the investment of approximately \u00a32.5 billion to provide new and refurbished facilities at HM Naval Base Devonport. The Department expects to gain beneficial use of the facilities currently unde...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Devonport Dockyard: Repairs and Maintenance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2023-11-21T00:00:00", "questionUin": "2753" } ], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-21/2752/" }, { "id": 1672165, "askingMemberId": 4133, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "uin": "3230", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Land Registry does (a) not include a record of the sale in 2011 and (b) include a record of the sale in 2015 of the Old Rectory in Appleby Magna.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4442.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Land Registry only records the most recent transaction unless there are previous transactions which created binding benefits and burdens. Individuals can apply to Land Registry for historic copies of the register showing previous ownership and transac...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Listed Buildings: Appleby Magna", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24741", "person_name": "Andrew Bridgen", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-22/3230/" }, { "id": 1671435, "askingMemberId": 4465, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-22T00:00:00", "uin": "2615", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her contribution to the debate on Drugs Policy on 23 October 2018, Official Report, column 87WH, whether she plans to continue to recuse herself from issues relating to cannabis a", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4044.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "In line with normal procedures, my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has declared these interests both to her previous departments and the Department for Health and Social Care, and recused herself in the usual way.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoids: Decriminalisation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25288", "person_name": "Ronnie Cowan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-20/2615/" }, { "id": 1671472, "askingMemberId": 4490, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-22T00:00:00", "uin": "2678", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Electricity Generation Costs 2023, updated in November 2023, what the evidential basis is for the estimate that the cost for offshore w", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1482.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department\u2019s Generation Costs Report 2023 is regularly updated based on externally reviewed evidence. These external reports are also published in the Energy Generation Cost Projections collection on GOV.UK. The 44 \u00a3/MWh is based on cost and technical...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Wind Power: Seas and Oceans", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25431", "person_name": "Andrea Jenkyns", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-20/2678/" }, { "id": 1671475, "askingMemberId": 4490, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-22T00:00:00", "uin": "2680", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's publication Electricity Generation Costs 2023, updated in November 2023, what the evidential basis is for the assumption that windfarms commissioned in 2025", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1482.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department\u2019s Generation Costs Report 2023 is regularly updated based on externally reviewed evidence; these external reports are also published containing detailed description of underlying assumptions. The 61% net load factor assumed for offshore win...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Wind Power: Costs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25431", "person_name": "Andrea Jenkyns", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-20/2680/" }, { "id": 1671971, "askingMemberId": 1565, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-23T00:00:00", "uin": "2835", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of online illegal gambling sites accessible from the UK.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4032.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "There are inherent difficulties in accurately estimating the scale of the unlicensed gambling market in this country. We are not aware of any robust estimates for precisely how many unlicensed sites are accessible from the UK, and this is further complica...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling: Internet", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11816", "person_name": "Philip Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-21/2835/" }, { "id": 1670566, "askingMemberId": 4133, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-21T00:00:00", "uin": "2337", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Land Registry does (a) include a record of the sale in 2011 and (b) not include a record of the sale in 2015 of the Old Rectory in Appleby Magna.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4801.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Land Registry does have a record of the sale in 2015 of the Old Rectory in Appleby Magna and a copy of the Land Registry summary of title document is attached.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Property: Appleby Magna", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24741", "person_name": "Andrew Bridgen", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-16/2337/" }, { "id": 1670240, "askingMemberId": 104, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-20T00:00:00", "uin": "2052", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish all the scientific data supporting the findings in the Joint position paper from the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) and Committee on Toxicity (COT) on e", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4117.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The scientific data was summarised in the joint position paper from the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes and Committee on Toxicity, which is available at the following link:https://acnfp.food.gov.uk/JointpositionpaperfromACNFP%26COTonestabl...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cannabidiol: Food", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10051", "person_name": "Crispin Blunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-15/2052/" }, { "id": 1669401, "askingMemberId": 104, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-16T00:00:00", "uin": "1416", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Food Standards Agency and (b) its advisory committees on its guidance on the acceptable daily intake of cannabidiol (CBD) for consume", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4055.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the Government\u2019s arm\u2019s-length bodies, including the Food Standards Agency, on a range of issues.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cannabidiol", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10051", "person_name": "Crispin Blunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-13/1416/" }, { "id": 1668451, "askingMemberId": 4839, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "950", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve care provided to patients with (a) Crohn's disease and (b) ulcerative colitis.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4044.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "To support healthcare professionals in the early diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn\u2019s disease and ulcerative colitis, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a range of guidance, inclu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25921", "person_name": "Jane Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-08/950/" }, { "id": 1668450, "askingMemberId": 4839, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "949", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the early diagnosis of (a) Crohn\u2019s disease and (b) ulcerative colitis.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4044.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "To support healthcare professionals in the early diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn\u2019s disease and ulcerative colitis, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a range of guidance, inclu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25921", "person_name": "Jane Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-08/949/" }, { "id": 1668936, "askingMemberId": 1506, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "1068", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing a multi-year aid funding settlement to Saint Helena.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Government is providing multi-year funding of up to \u00a330 million between 2019-2026 for long-term infrastructure development on St Helena. Up to a further \u00a333.06 million of financial aid will be provided in 2023/24 to support the delivery of public s...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "St Helena: Development Aid", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11531", "person_name": "Andrew Gwynne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-09/1068/" }, { "id": 1670490, "askingMemberId": 4998, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-16T00:00:00", "uin": "900135", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of diversity within charity leadership and trustee boards on those organisations.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4032.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "Trustee diversity is essential for a thriving charity sector that reflects the people and communities charities serve.During Trustees\u2019 Week, which took place 6-10 November 2023, the Charity Commission encouraged people from all backgrounds to consider bec...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Charities: Equality", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26276", "person_name": "Michael Shanks", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-09/900135/" }, { "id": 1668374, "askingMemberId": 104, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "656", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned (a) judicial and (b) other legal advice on the Government's position with respect to the conflict in Gaza.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK position is clear: all sides must abide by their international obligations and must respect International Humanitarian Law. The Foreign Secretary and his ministerial team receive legal advice on all matters related to foreign policy, including the ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza and Israel: International Law", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10051", "person_name": "Crispin Blunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-08/656/" }, { "id": 1668378, "askingMemberId": 104, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "660", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the availability of potable\u00a0water in Gaza on the risk of fatalities.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "658" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The available evidence indicates that immediate action is needed to prevent death and illness from lack of sufficient safe water. According to the United Nations, 50 per cent of water infrastructure has been destroyed or heavily damaged. 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According to the United Nations, 50 per cent of water infrastructure has been destroyed or heavily damaged. 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Israel has the right to defend itself proportionately, and its military operations must be conducted in acc...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza and Israel: International Law", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2023-11-08T00:00:00", "questionUin": "657" } ], "twfy_id": "10051", "person_name": "Crispin Blunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-08/659/" }, { "id": 1668375, "askingMemberId": 104, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "657", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the compliance of its instruction to residents of Gaza City to move south with the fourth Geneva Convent", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "659" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK is steadfast in its position that all states should uphold International Humanitarian Law, and we call on our friends and partners to do so. Israel has the right to defend itself proportionately, and its military operations must be conducted in acc...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza and Israel: International Law", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2023-11-08T00:00:00", "questionUin": "659" } ], "twfy_id": "10051", "person_name": "Crispin Blunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-08/657/" }, { "id": 1667532, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "289", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to reply to the letter of 22 August 2023 from the Public and Commercial Services Union on the ruling in Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Ors.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "288" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4507.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Cabinet Office is working closely with our shared services provider (SSCL) to implement a solution. Early indications are that this will take place in Spring 2024.I have informed the Public and Commercial Services Union that a full response to their l...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cabinet Office: Correspondence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2023-11-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "288" } ], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-07/289/" }, { "id": 1667531, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "288", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in the 2017 case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Ors for the calculation of holiday pay en", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "289" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4507.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Cabinet Office is working closely with our shared services provider (SSCL) to implement a solution. Early indications are that this will take place in Spring 2024.I have informed the Public and Commercial Services Union that a full response to their l...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cabinet Office: Holiday Leave", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2023-11-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "289" } ], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-07/288/" }, { "id": 1667728, "askingMemberId": 4053, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-11-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "192", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the implications for her polices of the planned installation of a (a) sub-sea electricity generation and (b) storage 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"Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "6924", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to retain conflict prevention and stability as a key fund-level (a) outcome and (b) priority for the new UK Integrated Security Fund following its replacement of the Conflict, Stabil", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4613.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Integrated Security Fund (ISF) was created to help address the security challenges identified in the Integrated Review Refresh, and it will retain tackling conflict and instability as a key priority.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", 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"correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Darwin Initiative website details successful grants applications and names its Expert Committee members, alongside their associated organisations. Darwin Expert Committee members have declared an interest in 13 of the 107 organisations awarded Darwin ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Darwin Initiative: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10920", "person_name": "Lord Grayling", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-06/5477/" }, { "id": 1675850, "askingMemberId": 1413, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "5478", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the applicants for the current round of Darwin Extra funding which are also represented on the Darwin expert panel.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4522.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra publishes the names of Darwin Expert Committee members and organisations they are associated on the Darwin Initiative website. Successful Darwin Initiative grant applications are also detailed on the same website. Defra does not reveal the identitie...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Darwin Initiative: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10920", "person_name": "Lord Grayling", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-06/5478/" }, { "id": 1676543, "askingMemberId": 4995, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-12T00:00:00", "uin": "6046", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of farrowing cages on the welfare of pigs.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4055.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra\u2019s 2018 statutory welfare code of practice for pigs confirms that \u201cthe aim is for farrowing crates to no longer be necessary and for any new system to protect the welfare of the sow, as well as her piglets\u201d. 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Banking services on the Falkland Islands are regulated by the Falkland...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Falkland Islands: Bank Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25864", "person_name": "Alexander Stafford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-07/5910/" }, { "id": 1676985, "askingMemberId": 1413, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-14T00:00:00", "uin": "6098", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5523 on Democratic Republic of Congo: Conservation, what the formal mechanism for applications to receive funding from the F", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "We remain committed to delivering on the $1.5 billion multi-donor Congo Basin Pledge made at COP26. Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) programme has supported projects on forest governance, legality, transparency and rights in the Congo Basin t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Democratic Republic of Congo: Conservation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10920", "person_name": "Lord Grayling", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-11/6098/" }, { "id": 1676435, "askingMemberId": 4866, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "5909", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to modern banking services on the Falkland Islands.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "Banking services on the Falkland Islands are regulated by the Falkland Islands Government as a self-governing UK Overseas Territory. Standard Chartered offer the only on-island retail banking option via their branch in Stanley, alongside other providers w...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Falkland Islands: Bank Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25864", "person_name": "Alexander Stafford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-07/5909/" }, { "id": 1675067, "askingMemberId": 4755, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "5032", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to support local authorities to develop (a) carbon-neutral and (b) autonomous public transport systems.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4801.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Transport Decarbonisation Plan set out how we will drive decarbonisation at the local level, outlining how a \u2018place-based\u2019 approach will help make our villages, towns and cities cleaner, greener, healthier and more prosperous places to live, work and ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Public Transport: Carbon Emissions and Driverless Vehicles", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25798", "person_name": "Mick Whitley", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-04/5032/" }, { "id": 1675111, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "4903", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to the Israeli authorities on lifting restrictions on (a) water and (b) fuel reaching internally displaced refugees.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are deeply concerned about the fuel shortages in Gaza. Fuel is necessary to allow humanitarian organisations to deliver assistance, power hospitals and operate desalinisation plants. The Government of Israel must allow sufficient aid and fuel into Gaza...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza: Fuels and Water", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-04/4903/" }, { "id": 1675110, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "4902", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate he has made of the number of lorries that need to pass through the Rafah border crossing each day in order to deliver sufficient humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The flow of aid into and through Gaza continues to be insufficient and we are urgently exploring all diplomatic options to increase this, including urging Israel to open other existing land border crossings such as Kerem Shalom. Fuel remains a critical co...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza: Humanitarian Aid", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-04/4902/" }, { "id": 1675109, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "4901", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with the Israeli Government on reopening the Kerem Shalom border crossing.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The FCDO is actively engaging with international partners and those operating on the ground to do all we can to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary engage regularly and closely with regional counterparts i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza: Humanitarian Aid", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-04/4901/" }, { "id": 1675089, "askingMemberId": 4995, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "5049", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Asian Hornet on (a) honey bees and (b) other wild pollinators (i) since January 2023 and (ii) from January", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4522.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the essential role played by honey bees and wild pollinators in our environment, acknowledging their contribution to crop pollination. Additionally, pollinators play a vital role in supporting the natural ecosystem. Asian hornets...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hornets: Pollinators", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26270", "person_name": "Sarah Dyke", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-04/5049/" }, { "id": 1674560, "askingMemberId": 4866, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-05T00:00:00", "uin": "4833", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extracting (a) oil and (b) gas from around the Falkland Islands on the UK's net zero targets.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4372.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK\u2019s ratification of the Paris Agreement has not been extended to the Falkland Islands and so its emissions are not within scope of the UK\u2019s net zero by 2050 target.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offshore Industry: Falkland Islands", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25864", "person_name": "Alexander Stafford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-01/4833/" }, { "id": 1674561, "askingMemberId": 4866, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-05T00:00:00", "uin": "4834", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extracting (a) oil and (b) gas from around the Falkland Islands on the economy of the Falkland Islands.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4372.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK supports the right of the Falkland Islanders to develop their natural resources for their own economic benefit. This is an integral part of their right of self-determination. However, while there is an oil production project under active considerat...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offshore Industry: Falkland Islands", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25864", "person_name": "Alexander Stafford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-01/4834/" }, { "id": 1675164, "askingMemberId": 1493, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-07T00:00:00", "uin": "4991", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of an (a) partial and (b) full exemption for (i) charter boats and (ii) recreational anglers of a future ban on pollock fishing foll", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4055.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "On 30th June 2023 the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) issued zero-catch advice for pollack 6 and 7 for the first time. In the annual UK-EU negotiations on fishing opportunities, our approach to negotiating catch limits is base...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "White Fish: Conservation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11461", "person_name": "Charles Walker", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-04/4991/" }, { "id": 1674618, "askingMemberId": 4589, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2023-12-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2023-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "4863", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on reports on the presence of a tunnel beneath Al-Shifa Hospital.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2023-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK cannot comment on specific reports. However, it is clear that Hamas has put Palestinians at grave risk by embedding themselves in the civilian population and using civilians as human shields. The Foreign Secretary visited Israel and the Occupied Pa...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza: Israel", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25593", "person_name": "Robert Courts", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-01/4863/" }, { "id": 1680426, "askingMemberId": 1413, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-11T00:00:00", "uin": "8346", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2023 to Question 5477 on Darwin Initiative: Finance, how much grant funding has been provided to organisations with representatives on the Darwin ", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4522.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "Darwin Extra applications are assessed by the Darwin Expert Committee which then makes recommendations to Defra on which grants to fund. The Answer of 19 December 2023 to Question 5477 noted that Darwin Expert Committee members have declared an interest i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Darwin Initiative: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10920", "person_name": "Lord Grayling", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-08/8346/" }, { "id": 1680427, "askingMemberId": 1413, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-15T00:00:00", "uin": "8347", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of not permitting representatives of organisations which apply for Darwin funding from serving on (a) Darwin Initiative Extra and (b", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4522.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Under its last three funding rounds, the Darwin Initiative received applications from 915 organisations. To robustly assess applications against published criteria, Defra requires technical experts with relevant experience and knowledge. If we were to pre...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Darwin Initiative", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10920", "person_name": "Lord Grayling", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-08/8347/" }, { "id": 1680428, "askingMemberId": 1413, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-15T00:00:00", "uin": "8348", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2023 to Question 5477 on Darwin Initiative: Finance, if he will appoint independent experts to the Darwin Expert Committee to decide grant applicat", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4522.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Decisions on which Darwin Initiative grants to award are taken by Defra. The Darwin Expert Committee technically assesses proposals and provides its' recommendations to Defra for consideration. Defra appoints new members to the Committee following an open...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Darwin Initiative: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10920", "person_name": "Lord Grayling", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-08/8348/" }, { "id": 1685434, "askingMemberId": 4453, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-01T00:00:00", "uin": "11824", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the (a) recent physical assault on Hagop Djernazian and (b) safety of Armenians in the Old City of Jerusalem.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have not held discussions with Israeli counterparts on the situation in the Cow Garden site of the Armenian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem. The UK is monitoring the situation and is clear on the need to avoid any further rise in tensions. British...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Jerusalem: Ethnic Groups", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25341", "person_name": "Tommy Sheppard", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-29/11824/" }, { "id": 1686349, "askingMemberId": 4762, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-31T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-02T00:00:00", "uin": "12412", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2024 to Question 11649 on Aquaculture: Shellfish, what steps his Department is taking to challenge the EU's restrictions on undepurated Class B liv", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4055.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have challenged the EU's restrictions on undepurated Class B live bivalve molluscs through the mechanisms provided by the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). These include the TCA SPS Committee, TCA Partnership Council and Trade Partnership Co...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Aquaculture: Shellfish", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25868", "person_name": "Anthony Mangnall", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-31/12412/" }, { "id": 1684396, "askingMemberId": 1493, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-26T00:00:00", "uin": "11023", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increased culling of wild deer on the capacity of the food processing sector.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4522.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are working with the British Wild Venison Working Group, and others involved in the venison supply chain, to keep the situation under review to ensure that capacity to process deer carcases and increase supply of venison aligns with an increased effort...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Deer", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11461", "person_name": "Charles Walker", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-23/11023/" }, { "id": 1686418, "askingMemberId": 4453, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-31T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-05T00:00:00", "uin": "12418", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Foreign Secretary is in close contact with senior Israeli political leaders regarding the wider humanitarian situation in Gaza; he discussed the urgency of getting significantly more aid into Gaza with Prime Minister Netanyahu on 24 January. The UK is...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "UNRWA: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25341", "person_name": "Tommy Sheppard", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-31/12418/" }, { "id": 1684394, "askingMemberId": 1565, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-25T00:00:00", "uin": "11033", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the (a) Gambling Commission and (b) Financial Conduct Authority on potential proposals to regulate companies like Football Index.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4032.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The collapse of BetIndex Ltd, the operators of the novel gambling product Football Index, had a significant impact on former customers, and we recognise the frustration and anger that this has caused. 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Please note that quarter 4 (which will contain information from 1 Octo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Detention Centres", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-30/12203/" }, { "id": 1686011, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-02T00:00:00", "uin": "12202", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Annexes (a) C and (b) G of the statement of requirements at schedule 2 of the Asylum Accommodation and Support contracts have been incorporated into the allocation of asylum accommodation poli", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4369.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Allocation of Accommodation policy provides guidance on room sharing across all accommodation sites, including Napier, ex-MoD sites and vessels. 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As the Scheme is publicly funded, strict eligibil...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sexual Offences: Criminal Injuries Compensation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25793", "person_name": "Peter Gibson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-22/10914/" }, { "id": 1685259, "askingMemberId": 4762, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-30T00:00:00", "uin": "11649", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the shellfish aquaculture industry.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4055.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-30T00:00:00", "answerText": "Since 2021, the Government has awarded \u00a322.3 million to support the shellfish aquaculture industry in areas such as improving sustainability, preventing shellfish disease, and better skills and training.The Government's Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Aquaculture: Shellfish", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25868", "person_name": "Anthony Mangnall", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-26/11649/" }, { "id": 1683618, "askingMemberId": 4796, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-23T00:00:00", "uin": "10676", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the time taken by the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning to deliver permits for energy produ", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1482.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK has a comprehensive legal framework for development proposals for offshore oil and gas fields under existing licences. All activities that may impact the environment are subject to rigorous assessment as part of the environmental application proces...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offshore Industry: Licensing", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25919", "person_name": "Richard Thomson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-19/10676/" }, { "id": 1682122, "askingMemberId": 4917, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-17T00:00:00", "uin": "9715", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment his Department has made of the scale of damage to UK-funded projects in Gaza since 7 October 2023.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "Given the ongoing conflict, we are not able to provide this assessment at this time. There is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to Gaza.We have trebled our aid commitment for this financial year and are working closely with partners in i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza: Development Aid", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26020", "person_name": "Anum Qaisar", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-15/9715/" }, { "id": 1684014, "askingMemberId": 1500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-25T00:00:00", "uin": "10753", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police on the use of posters in UK airports requesting information on alleged war crimes in Gaza.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4503.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "Police are operationally independent and should remain so.The Home Secretary meets with the Met Police Commander to discuss a range of issues.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Metropolitan Police: Airports", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11500", "person_name": "Theresa Villiers", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-22/10753/" }, { "id": 1684400, "askingMemberId": 1493, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-26T00:00:00", "uin": "11024", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps in his Department's forthcoming national deer management strategy to help ensure the adequacy of (a) capacity to process deer carcasses if culling levels increase", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4522.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra is working with stakeholders including Grown in Britain, game dealers and shooting and conservation associations to support development of the wild venison supply chain. This includes facilitating an industry GB Wild Venison Working Group to improve...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Deer", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11461", "person_name": "Charles Walker", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-23/11024/" }, { "id": 1683621, "askingMemberId": 4796, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-23T00:00:00", "uin": "10679", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of gas used in the UK is domestically produced; if he will provide a breakdown of non-domestically produced gas used in the UK; and what steps she is taking to help reduce rel", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1482.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "Indigenous production of gas has been equivalent to around half of UK demand for over a decade (DUKES Chapter 4). Gas imports by origin are published in Energy Trends table 4.4. The UK has a secure and diverse energy system and does not rely on any one so...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Natural Gas: Imports", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25919", "person_name": "Richard Thomson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-19/10679/" }, { "id": 1683620, "askingMemberId": 4796, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-23T00:00:00", "uin": "10678", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) investment in and (b) development of the connection between onshore oil and gas and carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) technologies.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "10677" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4601.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The skills and investment of the oil and gas sector will drive our energy transition. A government-funded report looking at the CCUS supply chain found that oil and gas supply chain companies are in prime position to win work in carbon capture and storage...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offshore Industry: Carbon Capture and Storage", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "questionUin": "10677" } ], "twfy_id": "25919", "person_name": "Richard Thomson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-19/10678/" }, { "id": 1683619, "askingMemberId": 4796, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-23T00:00:00", "uin": "10677", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) investment in and (b) development of the connection between offshore oil and gas and carbon capture, usage and storage technologies.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "10678" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4601.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The skills and investment of the oil and gas sector will drive our energy transition. A government-funded report looking at the CCUS supply chain found that oil and gas supply chain companies are in prime position to win work in carbon capture and storage...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offshore Industry: Carbon Capture and Storage", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "questionUin": "10678" } ], "twfy_id": "25919", "person_name": "Richard Thomson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-19/10677/" }, { "id": 1682952, "askingMemberId": 1542, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "uin": "10066", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the Justice Impact Test for the Renters Reform Bill.", "answeringBodyId": 211, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "10065" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4825.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are working closely with the Ministry of Justice and the First-tier Tribunal so the courts and tribunals are fully prepared for the changes introduced by the Renters (Reform) Bill on the justice system. Justice Impact Tests are internal Government docu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Administration of Justice: Private Rented Housing", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-01-17T00:00:00", "questionUin": "10065" } ], "twfy_id": "11696", "person_name": "Philip Dunne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-17/10066/" }, { "id": 1682951, "askingMemberId": 1542, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "uin": "10065", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an estimate of the number of applications under the Section 13 process in the Renters Reform Bill in each of the first 3 years after its passage.", "answeringBodyId": 211, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "10066" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4825.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are working closely with the Ministry of Justice and the First-tier Tribunal so the courts and tribunals are fully prepared for the changes introduced by the Renters (Reform) Bill on the justice system. Justice Impact Tests are internal Government docu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Rents: Appeals", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-01-17T00:00:00", "questionUin": "10066" } ], "twfy_id": "11696", "person_name": "Philip Dunne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-17/10065/" }, { "id": 1682950, "askingMemberId": 1542, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "uin": "10064", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were (a) submitted to and (b) completed by the residential property division of the First-Tier Tribunal in each of the last five years.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4004.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "HMCTS information about the annual number of appeals received and disposed in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), Residential Property Division, is published at: Tribunals statistics quarterly: July to September 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "First-tier Tribunal: Property", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11696", "person_name": "Philip Dunne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-17/10064/" }, { "id": 1682121, "askingMemberId": 4917, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-17T00:00:00", "uin": "9714", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many meetings he has had with the Israeli Ambassador since 13 November 2023.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "We continue to engage closely and regularly with a range of senior Israeli officials. Since the outbreak of the conflict on 7 October, the Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely has had two meetings with Foreign Office Ministers. The Ambassador spok...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Israel: Foreign Relations", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26020", "person_name": "Anum Qaisar", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-15/9714/" }, { "id": 1682640, "askingMemberId": 4815, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-18T00:00:00", "uin": "9958", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to help support Japanese companies to open bank accounts in the UK.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4639.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Business and Trade has a global network, including a significant presence in Japan, to support investors around the world to establish their businesses in the UK. DBT uses its engagement with thousands of businesses and investors to bui...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Foreign Companies: Japan", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25886", "person_name": "Mark Logan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-16/9958/" }, { "id": 1682054, "askingMemberId": 394, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-22T00:00:00", "uin": "9400", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's timescales are for (a) publishing the tender documents for the licenses for the Green Flag awards and (b) awarding those licenses.", "answeringBodyId": 211, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": 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"9296", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 22 December 2023 to Question 6924 on UK Integrated Security Fund, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the White Paper on International Development entitled, Int", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4613.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) is designed to complement HMG Departmental activity, including on themes that are covered by the International Development White Paper, such as the impact of transnational threats, cyber-related issues and serious and or...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "UK Integrated Security 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and help reduce waiting times, our aim is to grow the mental health workforce nationally by an additional 27,000 professionals by March 2024.Accredited counsellors and psychotherapists con...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25276", "person_name": "Lisa Cameron", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-15/9530/" }, { "id": 1682427, "askingMemberId": 4107, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-18T00:00:00", "uin": "9809", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what his Department's remaining budgeting is for supporting Marshall scholarships in the current spending review period.", "answeringBodyId": 208, 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In 24/25 the Prime Minister announced as part of the Atlantic Declaration in June 2023 an uplif...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Marshall Scholarships", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24785", "person_name": "Harriett Baldwin", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-16/9809/" }, { "id": 1680767, "askingMemberId": 4453, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-15T00:00:00", "uin": "8751", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will (a) make an assessment of the implications for his policies of and (b) introduce sanctions following the attempted takeover of the Cows Garden site of the Armenian Quar", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK is monitoring the situation in the Cow Garden site of the Armenian Quarter of Old Jerusalem and is clear on the need to avoid any further rise in tensions. The UK's position on the status of Jerusalem is clear and long-standing: it should be determ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2024-01-16T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Jerusalem: Cultural Heritage", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25341", "person_name": "Tommy Sheppard", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-09/8751/" }, { "id": 1681601, "askingMemberId": 4762, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-15T00:00:00", "uin": "9297", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Insurance Premium Tax exemption to lifeboat services that operate on inland waterways, lakes and reservoirs.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4639.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "IPT is forecast to raise \u00a38 billion in 2023/24 and this revenue helps to fund vital public services including the NHS and social care.Insurance pricing is a decision which is affected by a wide range of factors, and the taxes that insurers pay are just on...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Lifeboats: Insurance Premium Tax", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25868", "person_name": "Anthony Mangnall", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-11/9297/" }, { "id": 1681257, "askingMemberId": 4751, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-15T00:00:00", "uin": "9090", "questionText": "To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what role Paula Vennells had in advising the Commissioners after 2019; and which committees she attended.", "answeringBodyId": 9, "answeringBodyName": "Church Commissioners", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1453.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "In the spring of 2019 the House of Bishops discussed why some of the recommendations of the Church Buildings Review, which was approved by the General Synod in November 2015, had not been implemented. 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The policy aims to safeguard vulnerable individuals in immigration detention by providing a framework to assess if their detention or continued detent...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Migrants: Detainees", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-09/8872/" }, { "id": 1680448, "askingMemberId": 4453, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-11T00:00:00", "uin": "8471", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the University of Manchester's article entitled Reforming UK fertility legislation: the effects of online DNA testi", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4492.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government asked the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) in 2021 to undertake a review and public engagement about priorities for modernising the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act. HFEA published its report on 14 November 2023, wh...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "DNA: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25341", "person_name": "Tommy Sheppard", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-08/8471/" }, { "id": 1679369, "askingMemberId": 1521, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-01-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-01-10T00:00:00", "uin": "7871", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the amount of physical learning time lost by pupils studying creative subjects in schools affected by RAAC in the last four months.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 3969.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-01-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "An updated list of schools and colleges with confirmed cases of RAAC was published on 6 December, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information. 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The department is working closely with affected schools to ensure the best...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Concrete", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-01-05T00:00:00", "questionUin": "7870" } ], "twfy_id": "11592", "person_name": "Sharon Hodgson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-05/7869/" }, { "id": 1690785, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "uin": "15107", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4055.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra designs work and workplaces to adapt to the needs of the individual so far as is reasonably practicable. Defra\u2019s Health and Safety Policy, and Management System, focuses on the principles of prevention of all work-related harm. Work tasks and activi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/15107/" }, { "id": 1692962, "askingMemberId": 4778, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "uin": "901853", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to renegotiate carnet provisions between the UK and EU on the movement of vehicles and parts used in motorsport.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4407.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK is committed to maintaining the option of using ATA Carnets for temporary movements of professional equipment to the EU. Carnets can be a simpler and cheaper way to move goods into and out of a customs territory temporarily, compared to submitting ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Motor Vehicles: Customs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25925", "person_name": "Greg Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-29/901853/" }, { "id": 1692188, "askingMemberId": 4754, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-29T00:00:00", "uin": "16025", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she (a) has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report of the APPG for Hospice and End of Life care entitled Government funding for hospices, published ", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4527.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is already taking actions which will address many of the recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hospice and End of Life Care report.As part of the Health and Care Act 2022, the Government added palliative care services to t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hospices: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25793", "person_name": "Peter Gibson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-27/16025/" }, { "id": 1692187, "askingMemberId": 4754, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-29T00:00:00", "uin": "16024", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of guaranteeing the children's hospice block grant for three years.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "16023" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4527.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "No specific assessment has been made of the potential merits of ring-fencing the funding for children\u2019s hospices, or of the potential merits of guaranteeing the children\u2019s hospice funding for three years. Details of 2025/26 funding will, however, be confi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hospices: Children", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-02-27T00:00:00", "questionUin": "16023" } ], "twfy_id": "25793", "person_name": "Peter Gibson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-27/16024/" }, { "id": 1692186, "askingMemberId": 4754, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-29T00:00:00", "uin": "16023", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ring-fencing the block grant for children's hospices.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "16024" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4527.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "No specific assessment has been made of the potential merits of ring-fencing the funding for children\u2019s hospices, or of the potential merits of guaranteeing the children\u2019s hospice funding for three years. 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The Department has a comprehensive offer to ens...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department of Health and Social Care: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/15111/" }, { "id": 1690824, "askingMemberId": 4792, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "uin": "15202", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's evaluation processes complement the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's ", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4044.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for the processes that it uses, in the development of its recommendations on new medicines. 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The Department works with the Government Property Agency to provide a varie...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/15106/" }, { "id": 1690780, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "uin": "15102", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4613.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Cabinet Office is fully compliant with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. The Cabinet Office designs work and workplaces to adapt to the needs of individuals. The majority of our Estate has mod...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cabinet Office: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/15102/" }, { "id": 1690781, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "uin": "15103", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4460.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Business and Trade ensures compliance with this principle through the delivery of the following;Provision of workplaces and equipment that comply with applicable legislation and standards. Arrangements that ensure any colleagues that ma...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Business and Trade: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/15103/" }, { "id": 1690799, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "uin": "15114", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4503.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office has a Health and Safety and Fire Management system within which risk assessments are conducted and reviewed appropriately for our buildings and people.The Home Office complies with all UK Health, Safety and Fire Safety statutory provisions...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Home Office: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/15114/" }, { "id": 1690788, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "uin": "15110", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 3926.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "answerText": " On joining DWP, all members of staff must complete a DSE assessment, which will highlight any special requirements specific to their role. Members of staff are then required to revisit this assessment every 3 years or at any time their circumstances chan...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Work and Pensions: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/15110/" }, { "id": 1690787, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "uin": "15109", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4801.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Transport adopts smart working principles ensuring its workplaces are designed appropriately for the intended tasks. Each of its offices has a balanced mix of workspaces and considers accessibility for colleagues with additional needs. ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Transport: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-21/15109/" }, { "id": 1688571, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13755", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4850.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government Property Agency are responsible for the buildings occupied by HM Treasury staff. The Government Property Agency have suitable and sufficient building and common area health and safety risk assessments in place under Regulation 3 of the Mana...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Treasury: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13755/" }, { "id": 1690488, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "uin": "14900", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November to Question 289 on Cabinet Office: Correspondence, when he plans to respond to the letter of 22 August 2023 from the Public and Commercial Services Union on the ruling in Du", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4051.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "I apologise for the delay in responding fully to this letter. My officials are working closely with our shared services provider (SSCL) to implement a solution. I will write to the Public and Commercial Services Union with an update in due course.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cabinet Office: Correspondence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-20/14900/" }, { "id": 1688558, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13742", "questionText": "To ask the Attorney General, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 88, "answeringBodyName": "Attorney General", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4589.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Attorney General\u2019s Office is based in one office which is managed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).Under section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the MoJ have a Health and Safety policy and Occupational Health and Saf...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Attorney General: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13742/" }, { "id": 1688573, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13757", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1466.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "All activities across Defence are conducted within the elements of a Safe System of Work. Defence health and safety policy sets clear responsibilities for Commanding Officers, Heads of Establishment and managers with regards to the identification and mana...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Defence: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13757/" }, { "id": 1688564, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13748", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4055.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Yes, all buildings and workplaces which staff from Defra occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13748/" }, { "id": 1688566, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13750", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at ", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4874.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department works with the Government Property Agency, who acts as landlord for the Department\u2019s estate, to ensure that all workplaces and buildings its staff occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13750/" }, { "id": 1688561, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13745", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regul", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4647.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Current workplaces that the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) utilise are within multi-occupancy buildings, owned and/or operated by other organisations. As a condition of occupancy, all locations must have a sufficient building wide Risk Asses...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13745/" }, { "id": 1688658, "askingMemberId": 4453, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13787", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) value and (b) type of (i) import and (ii) export licences have been granted to Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd in the last five years.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1526.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. 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Staff are advised to complete individual risk assessments if they regularly work from other workplaces, including home locations.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Business and Trade: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13744/" }, { "id": 1689002, "askingMemberId": 1565, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-20T00:00:00", "uin": "13947", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to para 1.12 of his Department's consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases, which closed on 17 January 2024, whether he has m", "answeringBodyId": 211, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "13943", "13944", "13945", "13946" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4652.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "Government has consulted on a range of options to restrict ground rent in existing leases and asked questions about the effects of these proposals. We received a significant number of responses from a variety of sources. 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The Northern Ireland Office follows Ministry of Justice policy, which complies with Health and Safety legislatio...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Northern Ireland Office: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13759/" }, { "id": 1688565, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13749", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety ", "answeringBodyId": 211, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4494.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department currently occupies 22 buildings which the Government Property Agency manages on a day to day basis on its behalf. GPA responsibilities include ensuring that statutory health and safety requirements in relation to the buildings are met. 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These are reviewed at suitable intervals or when any changes are made to the infrastructure or working practices. 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"answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4613.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Yes, all buildings and workplaces staff from Cabinet Office occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cabinet Office: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13743/" }, { "id": 1688574, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13758", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4004.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Justice has a Health and Safety policy and Occupational Health and Safety Management System in place, which requires suitable and sufficient risk assessments to ensure all occupational health and safety hazards and risks are adequately ide...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Justice: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris 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our buildings and people.The Home Office seeks to comply with all UK Health, Safety and Fire Safety statutor...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Home Office: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13756/" }, { "id": 1688548, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13823", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many care providers lost their sponsorship license in each quarter since October 2023.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "13821" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4369.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office does not publish data that would cover these requests.However, care workers who are currently sponsored by non-CQC-registered providers will be able to continue working for those providers after the upcoming rules change.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Visas: Health Services and Social Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "questionUin": "13821" } ], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13823/" }, { "id": 1688546, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13821", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many care workers on the Health and Social Care visa are employed by visa sponsors who are (a) registered with the Care Quality Commission and (b) not registered with the Care Quality Commission.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "13823" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4369.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office does not publish data that would cover these requests.However, care workers who are currently sponsored by non-CQC-registered providers will be able to continue working for those providers after the upcoming rules change.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Visas: Care Workers", "attachments": [], 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with local authorities and the Association of Adult Social Care Directors.Relevant authorities receive prior notification of suspended and revoked sponsors and the numbers of workers affected by a compliance action.This allows...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Visas: Health Services and Social Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13822/" }, { "id": 1688553, "askingMemberId": 4453, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13708", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with his Scottish counterpart on minimum unit pricing for alcohol.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4503.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government notes the recent outcome report from Public Health Scotland on minimum unit pricing for alcohol. The Government will continue to monitor emerging evidence relating to minimum unit pricing with interest.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Alcoholic Drinks: Scotland", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25341", "person_name": "Tommy Sheppard", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13708/" }, { "id": 1688577, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13761", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "answeringBodyId": 28, "answeringBodyName": "Wales Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1545.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "All buildings and workplaces occupied by staff from my Department have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 in place.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Wales Office: Health and Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25306", "person_name": "Chris Stephens", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-08/13761/" }, { "id": 1688568, "askingMemberId": 4463, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "uin": "13752", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations ", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 3926.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Work and Pensions has suitable and sufficient risk assessments in place across the Department in accordance with Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. 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Further information on the estimated prevalence is available at the foll...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-02-06T00:00:00", "questionUin": "13338" } ], "twfy_id": "25432", "person_name": "Cat Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-06/13339/" }, { "id": 1687756, "askingMemberId": 4436, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "uin": "13338", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of diagnoses of postural tachycardia syndrome since 2019.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "13339" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4044.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has made no estimate of the number of diagnoses of postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), although we know that PoTS UK has estimated the prevalence of PoTS to be 0.2%. Further information on the estimated prevalence is available at the foll...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Postural Tachycardia Syndrome", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-02-06T00:00:00", "questionUin": "13339" } ], "twfy_id": "25432", "person_name": "Cat Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-06/13338/" }, { "id": 1686774, "askingMemberId": 4775, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-05T00:00:00", "uin": "12685", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the availability of genomic testing.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4044.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Genomic Test Directory defines which genomic tests must be delivered by the NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs in England, as well as who is eligible for genomic testing. The directory currently covers testing for over 3,200 rare diseases and over 2...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Genomics: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25907", "person_name": "Elliot Colburn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-01/12685/" }, { "id": 1687531, "askingMemberId": 1566, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "uin": "13004", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising Western Sahara as part of the Kingdom of Morocco.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK continues to support UN-led efforts to reach a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution, based on compromise, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. We strongly support the work of Staffan de...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Western Sahara: Politics and Government", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11817", "person_name": "Daniel Kawczynski", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-05/13004/" }, { "id": 1686776, "askingMemberId": 4775, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-05T00:00:00", "uin": "12687", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of variations in access to genetic and genomic testing for cancer through the NHS Genomics Medicine Service; and what steps her D", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4044.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "The seven NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliances raise awareness of genomics among healthcare professionals and support delivery of equitable access to genomic testing, clinical genetics, and genomic counselling services. NHS England has also established ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25907", "person_name": "Elliot Colburn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-01/12687/" }, { "id": 1686779, "askingMemberId": 4775, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-02-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-02-05T00:00:00", "uin": "12690", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the impact of trends in average waiting times for biomarker and genomic testing on waiting times for cancer treatment.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4044.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-02-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "NHS England has implemented capturing of Patient Level Contract Monitoring data across the National Health Service Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs) to facilitate a national approach to reporting and validating activity data and turnaround times. 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NHS England will continue to publish this data on a quarterly basis. 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There can be no justification for such acts of violence. Every Israeli and Palestinian has the right to live in peace and security. As we have stated previously, for th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "West Bank: Terrorism", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11500", "person_name": "Theresa Villiers", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-26/20560/" }, { "id": 1700661, "askingMemberId": 1500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-04-18T00:00:00", "uin": "902367", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage international events organisers to hold events in the UK.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4647.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-04-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK has a strong track record of hosting international events.From the Women\u2019s Euros to the Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee, these events bring economic and social benefits across the country, and allow us to showcase the UK to the world. 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"20654", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what representations he has made to the Israeli government since it announced it would open a new aid crossing into northern Gaza; and what steps he plans to take to help (a) prev", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-04-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "Palestinians are facing a devastating and growing humanitarian crisis. The UK is playing a leadership role in alleviating that suffering. We are doing everything we can to get more aid in as quickly as possible by land, sea and air. On 20 March, the Forei...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza: Humanitarian Aid", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25318", "person_name": "Philippa Whitford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-26/20654/" }, { "id": 1699055, "askingMemberId": 4385, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-04-15T00:00:00", "uin": "20655", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of suspending the Government\u2019s (a) trade agreements and (b) arms licenses with Israel.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-04-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK's strategic partnership with Israel includes trade. As the Secretary of State for Business and Trade told the House on 7 March, Israel remains a part of the FTA programme, negotiations continue, and she has recently discussed with the Israeli Minis...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Israel: Arms Trade", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25318", "person_name": "Philippa Whitford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-26/20655/" }, { "id": 1696453, "askingMemberId": 1500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "18874", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make it his policy to change the travel advisory guidance on Israel so that areas not directly affected by the Gaza conflict are no longer classified as essential trave", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "Travel advice is constantly under review and regularly updated. 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We regularly publish data on e...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Israel: Arms Trade", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26020", "person_name": "Anum Qaisar", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-13/18625/" }, { "id": 1694963, "askingMemberId": 1500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-13T00:00:00", "uin": "17835", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Sri Lankan counterpart on water pollution around the Channakan power plant in the north of Sri Lanka.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4531.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are aware of the challenges Sri Lanka faces around water management and quality, particularly by communities in the Northern Province. The British High Commission Colombo regularly meets a range of stakeholders in the Northern Province to hear their ex...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sri Lanka: Power Stations", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11500", "person_name": "Theresa Villiers", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-11/17835/" }, { "id": 1695065, "askingMemberId": 4110, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-14T00:00:00", "uin": "17878", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to publish a national policy statement on visitor attractions.", "answeringBodyId": 211, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4652.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has committed to updating a number of National Policy Statements which will support the Government\u2019s long-term ambitions to improve infrastructure, productivity and energy generation across the country.Whilst we do not have current plans to...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Tourism", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24725", "person_name": "Karen Bradley", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-11/17878/" }, { "id": 1693218, "askingMemberId": 4412, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-06T00:00:00", "uin": "16696", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of evidence-based digital mental health innovations on reducing waiting lists for child and adolescent services.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4492.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "To date, there has been no assessment made to determine the potential impact of evidence-based digital mental health innovations on reducing waiting lists for child and adolescent services. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has made re...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mental Health Services: Children and Young People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25276", "person_name": "Lisa Cameron", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-04/16696/" }, { "id": 1693853, "askingMemberId": 4025, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "uin": "17116", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she expects a funding decision for the Early Aortic Repair in patients Needing Endovascular/Open Surgery for Type B Aortic Dissection (EARNEST) randomised trial, following a favourable opinion", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4044.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Institute for Health and Care Research commissioned the Early Aortic Repair in patients Needing Endovascular/Open Surgery for Type B Aortic Dissection (EARNEST) trial to test the effectiveness of a surgical treatment for aortic dissection. 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We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy.Where an i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Asylum", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "17691" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "17692" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "17693" } ], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-07/17694/" }, { "id": 1694663, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-12T00:00:00", "uin": "17692", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish assessments of facilities that will accommodate potential victims of modern slavery ineligible for support under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "17691", "17693", "17694" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4497.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office published the Illegal Migration Bill (IMB) Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) on 10 May 2023. We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy.Where an i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Slavery", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "17691" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "17693" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "17694" } ], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-07/17692/" }, { "id": 1693452, "askingMemberId": 4656, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "uin": "16868", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what medical (a) equipment and (b) other aid the UK has sent to Gaza by equipment type.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have tripled our overall aid commitment and are supporting NGO and UN partners to deliver medical aid and care in the Gaza Strip. This includes support for primary healthcare, trauma and emergency care services, disease surveillance and outbreak respon...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza: Humanitarian Aid", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25689", "person_name": "Layla Moran", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-04/16868/" }, { "id": 1694595, "askingMemberId": 4385, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-12T00:00:00", "uin": "17569", "questionText": "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the Government plans to resume funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the context of the interim investi", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are appalled by allegations that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel, a heinous act of terrorism that the UK Government has repeatedly condemned.As we have set out, we are pressi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "UNRWA: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25318", "person_name": "Philippa Whitford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-07/17569/" }, { "id": 1694126, "askingMemberId": 114, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-03-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-03-11T00:00:00", "uin": "17246", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been subject to a special guardianship order in each of the last 10 years.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4004.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-03-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government does not collect figures in relation to how many children are subject to a special guardianship order at any one time.However, the following table extracted from the publicly available Family Court Statistics Quarterly figures provides deta...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Special Guardianship Orders", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10371", "person_name": "Tim Loughton", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-06/17246/" }, { "id": 1714609, "askingMemberId": 4412, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-04-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-05-01T00:00:00", "uin": "24058", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the fiscal impact of a potential digital pound by way of increased seigniorage revenue.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "24059" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4639.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-05-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "No decision has yet been made to issue a digital pound. HM Treasury and the Bank of England continue to explore the feasibility and potential design choices of a digital pound as part of the current design phase. The exploration of a digital pound conside...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Central Bank Digital Currencies", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-04-29T00:00:00", "questionUin": "24059" } ], "twfy_id": "25276", "person_name": "Lisa Cameron", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-29/24058/" }, { "id": 1714719, "askingMemberId": 4656, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-04-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-05-02T00:00:00", "uin": "24101", "questionText": "To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the US's sanctions on (a) Mount Hebron Fund, Shlom Asiraich and (b) the leader of Lehava, Ben Zion Gopstein; and whether he has plans ", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-05-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "We do not speculate on future designations.The UK continues to take a strong stance against settler violence. Extremist settlers, by targeting and attacking Palestinian civilians, are undermining security and stability for both Israelis and Palestinians.O...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Israel: Palestinians", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25689", "person_name": "Layla Moran", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-29/24101/" }, { "id": 1714802, "askingMemberId": 4831, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-04-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-04-30T00:00:00", "uin": "902585", "questionText": "To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps he is taking to support peace and human rights in Colombia.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-04-30T00:00:00", "answerText": "During my visit to Colombia in March, I [Minister Rutley] met with Vice Foreign Minister Coy and discussed our ongoing support for peace and stability in Colombia. Since 2016, the UK has committed \u00a380 million towards supporting the implementation of the 2...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Colombia: Politics and Government", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25816", "person_name": "Ian Byrne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-24/902585/" }, { "id": 1701371, "askingMemberId": 4385, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-04-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "22020", "questionText": "To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his German counterpart on Germany's refusal to permit the entry of British-Palestinian surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1211.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-04-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "I have not made representations on this matter.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ghassan Abu-Sittah", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25318", "person_name": "Philippa Whitford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-16/22020/" }, { "id": 1700281, "askingMemberId": 4569, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-04-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-04-16T00:00:00", "uin": "21178", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will further regulate the funeral industry.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "21226", "21227", "21228", "21229" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4004.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-04-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have accepted that some form of regulation of the funeral sector is required. My officials have therefore been working on a plan to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the self-regulation regimes introduced by the two main representative bodies, a...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Funerals: Regulation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-04-12T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21226" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-04-12T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21227" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-04-12T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21228" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-04-12T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21229" } ], "twfy_id": "25475", "person_name": "Jim McMahon", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-12/21178/" }, { "id": 1700585, "askingMemberId": 4814, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-04-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-04-16T00:00:00", "uin": "21470", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support and (b) promote regional levy networks.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "21469" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4450.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-04-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The apprenticeship levy supports employers of all sizes to invest in high-quality apprenticeship training. 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Iran must bear responsibility for the actions of its proxies...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "West Bank: Terrorism", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11500", "person_name": "Theresa Villiers", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-12/21494/" }, { "id": 1719383, "askingMemberId": 1521, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-05-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-05-22T00:00:00", "uin": "26983", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the activities of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the UK.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4462.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-05-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "His Majesty's Government is unable to comment further on intelligence and security matters. We are committed to tackling those who spread views that promote violence and hatred within our communities. We have some of the strongest laws in the world to pro...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: Monitoring", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11592", "person_name": "Sharon Hodgson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-05-20/26983/" }, { "id": 1717662, "askingMemberId": 4783, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-05-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-05-16T00:00:00", "uin": "25992", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Introduction to the Government Response to the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit ", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4497.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-05-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "Detention plays a key role in maintaining effective immigration control and securing the UK\u2019s borders, particularly in connection with the removal of people who have no right to remain in the UK but who refuse to leave voluntarily. 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However, this does not clearly indicate the reason for admission. The following table shows the numbers of patients identified as being admitted to ho...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Palliative Care", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25793", "person_name": "Peter Gibson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-05-09/25584/" }, { "id": 1716222, "askingMemberId": 4783, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-05-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-05-14T00:00:00", "uin": "25081", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government Response to the recommendation in paragraph 47 of the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4497.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-05-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "Healthcare services in immigration detention facilities in England are commissioned by NHS England. We take our responsibility towards detained individuals seriously and work closely with NHS England to ensure the health and safety of people we detain is ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Immigration: Detainees", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25794", "person_name": "Kate Osborne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-05-07/25081/" }, { "id": 1716843, "askingMemberId": 609, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-05-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-05-13T00:00:00", "uin": "25444", "questionText": "To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if she will hold discussions with the Electoral Commission on the reasons for which it rejected the application from (a) Kingston Indepen", "answeringBodyId": 36, "answeringBodyName": "Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4436.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-05-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "Parties have the option to register descriptions which can appear on the ballot paper, instead of the party name. 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The House of Commons Members Estimate Committee is responsible for modifying the provisions of the Resolutions relating to Short mo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Short Money", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26399", "person_name": "Richard Tice", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-30/2624/" }, { "id": 1721585, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "300", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of trends in the retention of ambulance workers aged fifty and over in the last ten years.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-08-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to tackling the workforce crisis across the National Health Service. This will be achieved through better workforce planning, which will address the recruitment and retention challenges facing the NHS.Valuing and supporting our...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ambulance Services: Labour Turnover", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/300/" }, { "id": 1722951, "askingMemberId": 4656, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-26T00:00:00", "uin": "1336", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will (a) sanction violent settlers who have committed human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in the West Bank and (b) sanction all entities connected to\u00a0th", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5148.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK has already moved to sanction those responsible for violence in the West Bank and announced designations against eight extremist Israeli settlers perpetrating human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in the West Bank. The UK has also des...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2024-07-26T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Palestinians: Human Rights", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25689", "person_name": "Layla Moran", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-23/1336/" }, { "id": 1721716, "askingMemberId": 5274, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "431", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve the (a) availability and (b) quality of physical rehabilitation services in Dudley.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "We recognise that the National Health Service and social care face many challenges, including in the area of physical rehabilitation services. We need to have effective rehabilitation services available when people need them to help them recover and retur...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Health Services: Dudley", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26590", "person_name": "Sonia Kumar", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/431/" }, { "id": 1722630, "askingMemberId": 5146, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-24T00:00:00", "uin": "1077", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the real terms per pupil funding was for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Nottinghamshire in each financial year since 2010.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-30T00:00:00", "answerText": "The table below provides per-pupil funding units from 2018/19 to 2023/24, which represents the funding provided for schools in Nottinghamshire each year in the schools block of the dedicated schools grant (DSG). The department cannot provide comparable fu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Nottinghamshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26408", "person_name": "Michael Payne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-22/1077/" }, { "id": 1722631, "askingMemberId": 5146, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-24T00:00:00", "uin": "1078", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road (a) maintenance and (b) conditions in (i) Gedling constituency and (ii) Nottinghamshire.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "This Government takes the condition of local roads seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing our road network as a priority, on which Ministers will say more in future. Maintenance of the local highway network within Nottinghamshire, includin...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Roads: Nottinghamshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26408", "person_name": "Michael Payne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-22/1078/" }, { "id": 1722634, "askingMemberId": 5146, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-24T00:00:00", "uin": "1081", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of special education needs and disability (SEND) services for children in Nottinghamshire; and what steps she plans to take to sup", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The last local area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for Nottinghamshire was in February 2023. Following the inspection, the department is closely monitoring the areas for priorit...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Special Educational Needs: Nottinghamshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26408", "person_name": "Michael Payne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-22/1081/" }, { "id": 1721737, "askingMemberId": 5146, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "452", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the improvement of flood (a) defences and (b) resilience in Gedling constituency.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "Environment Agency inspection of flood risk management assets defending the southern edge of Gedling did not identify any significant damage following winter storms. Maintenance of these assets can include blockage removal, vegetation management, and furt...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Flood Control: Gedling", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26408", "person_name": "Michael Payne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/452/" }, { "id": 1721552, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "267", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a review of the jailing of the Cammell Laird workers who took strike action in 1984.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4038.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "I can confirm that my department will consider and explore options for carrying out a review into these events. If the member wishes to write with more information I will provide him with a further update once this matter has been considered.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cammell Laird: Strikes", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/267/" }, { "id": 1723019, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-26T00:00:00", "uin": "1403", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) cost efficiency of alternative to detention pilot projects operated by her Department; and what assessment she has made of the potential m", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department will keep under review the feasibility of alternative to detention pilots, taking account of effectiveness and cost efficiency, as part of our plans to transform the asylum and returns system.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Alternatives to Prison: Pilot Schemes", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-23/1403/" }, { "id": 1721557, "askingMemberId": 5076, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "272", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Georgia on the passing of the law on the transparency of foreign influence in that country.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK is committed to supporting a vibrant civil society in Georgia as an essential attribute of a healthy democracy. The Foreign Secretary met Georgian Foreign Minister Darchiashvili on 18 July at the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Pala...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Georgia: Politics and Government", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26490", "person_name": "Blair McDougall", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/272/" }, { "id": 1721556, "askingMemberId": 5076, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "271", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that solar panels installed in the UK do not contain polysilicon manufactured through the slave labour of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims i", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4998.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "No company in the UK should have forced labour in its supply chain. We will be working with colleagues across Government to tackle the issue of Uyghur forced labour in supply chains. We are also relaunching the Solar Taskforce, which will focus on identif...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Solar Power: Supply Chains", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26490", "person_name": "Blair McDougall", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/271/" }, { "id": 1721502, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "217", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made a recent estimate of the value of the equal pay liability at Birmingham City Council.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "In line with the practice of successive administrations, detailed minutes of ministerial meetings - even those that are declared publicly - are not normally disclosed.The first formal report from Birmingham City Council Commissioners, which was submitted ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Birmingham City Council: Insolvency", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/217/" }, { "id": 1721501, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "216", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the notice issued by Birmingham City Council on 05 September 2023 under Section 114(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, on what date (a) Ministers and ", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "In line with the practice of successive administrations, detailed minutes of ministerial meetings - even those that are declared publicly - are not normally disclosed.The first formal report from Birmingham City Council Commissioners, which was submitted ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Birmingham City Council: Insolvency", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/216/" }, { "id": 1722616, "askingMemberId": 5199, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-25T00:00:00", "uin": "1063", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on helping to implement sanctions on Russian crude oil exports.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "Sanctions are at their most effective when countries work together. We continue to work closely with G7 and other partners to ensure our sanctions have the maximum impact on Russia, including by restricting the energy revenues fuelling its war machine. Th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Russia: Oil", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26480", "person_name": "Luke Charters", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-22/1063/" }, { "id": 1721289, "askingMemberId": 4131, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "68", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps with the European Commission to allow the Northern Ireland Executive to allocate state aid to fisheries projects in the same manner as other UK nations.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "A key aim for this administration is to reset the UK government\u2019s relationship with devolved governments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland and EU and therefore look forward to discussions on a range of issues relating to the Windsor Framework, incl...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fisheries: Government Assistance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "13864", "person_name": "Jim Shannon", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/68/" }, { "id": 1722281, "askingMemberId": 5199, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-23T00:00:00", "uin": "850", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to enforce the UK\u2019s sanctions regime.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4518.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Treasury\u2019s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is responsible for civil enforcement of the UK\u2019s financial sanctions regimes. OFSI is committed to ensuring that the UK has the strongest possible capability to implement and enforce the U...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26480", "person_name": "Luke Charters", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-19/850/" }, { "id": 1721558, "askingMemberId": 5076, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "273", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to support democratic forces in Belarus.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "Since the flawed elections of 2020, the UK has consistently supported the efforts of the democratic opposition in its peaceful struggle to realise the democratic aspirations of the people of Belarus. On 11 July, the UK, alongside other partners, invoked t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Belarus: Politics and Government", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26490", "person_name": "Blair McDougall", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/273/" }, { "id": 1721647, "askingMemberId": 4656, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "362", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will immediately recognise the state of Palestine.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5148.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "Palestinian statehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people. During the Foreign Secretary's visit to Israel and the OPTs on 14 July, he reiterated our commitment to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to a peace process to deliv...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Palestinians: Recognition of States", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25689", "person_name": "Layla Moran", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/362/" }, { "id": 1721660, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "375", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to make a final investment decision on the proposed construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power station.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4998.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are committed to Sizewell C. New nuclear will play an important role in the Government\u2019s vision for achieving energy independence, lowering consumers\u2019 bills, and securing thousands of good, skilled jobs. The Sizewell C project has recently received its...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sizewell C Power Station: Investment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/375/" }, { "id": 1721288, "askingMemberId": 4131, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-07-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "uin": "67", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with representatives of the aerospace industry on guaranteeing jobs during the completion of the sale of Spirit AeroSystems\u2019 operations to Airbu", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4631.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-07-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "Under terms agreed between Airbus and Spirit, Airbus will acquire the elements of Spirit\u2019s Belfast site responsible for the A220 airliner. This includes the wing and mid-fuselage sections. The Government is working with the Northern Ireland Executive to h...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Airbus: Spirit AeroSystems", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "13864", "person_name": "Jim Shannon", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/67/" }, { "id": 1726074, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-08-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "uin": "3311", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) economic growth, (b) new homes and (c) new jobs that will be delivered by the Telford Land Deal; and whether her Department will ", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-30T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department and Homes England are working with Telford and Wrekin Council through the Telford Land Deal and Funding and Co-operation Agreement to deliver up to 2,800 homes as well as 8,500 jobs and 300,000 sqm of employment floorspace. 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Decisions on future local authority funding will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Council Tax", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3312/" }, { "id": 1726066, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-08-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "uin": "3303", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that up to date population data is used to determine (a) local government, (b) police and (c) fire authority grant funding.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "We understand that improving how local government is funded is crucial to enabling councils to deliver for local residents and ensuring we can deliver our missions. We are committed to delivering a multiyear settlement in this Parliament giving certainty ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3303/" }, { "id": 1726076, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-08-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "uin": "3313", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of the potential savings generated by selling Jobcentre buildings and co-locating with other public bodies.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4979.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "DWP continually review One Public Estate opportunities, and at any time, a number of these are individually being evaluated. The department\u2019s estate is leased rather than owned, so there are no opportunities to sell buildings. However, there can be divest...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Jobcentres: Buildings", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3313/" }, { "id": 1726046, "askingMemberId": 5090, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-08-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "uin": "3385", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed train station in Cheadle will continue.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The proposed train station in Cheadle forms part of the \u00a313.9 million Cheadle Town Deal agreed by the previous government. All Town Deal business cases have been approved and all funding is fully committed, with the expectation that funding recipients wil...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railway Stations: Cheadle", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26400", "person_name": "Tom Morrison", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3385/" }, { "id": 1726315, "askingMemberId": 5259, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-08-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "uin": "3578", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support (a) clean hydrogen generation, (b) the use of hydrogen in (i) heavy industry and (ii) transportation and (c) the (A) skills and (B) infrastructure required ", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4631.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is delivering revenue support to hydrogen production through the Hydrogen Production Business Model. This is being combined with demand-side measures including innovation and capital funding for industrial and transport users, as well as th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hydrogen", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26521", "person_name": "Jeevun Sandher", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3578/" }, { "id": 1726316, "askingMemberId": 5259, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-08-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "uin": "3579", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how investors in hydrogen projects in Loughborough constituency can request funding from (a) the National Wealth Fund and (b) GB Energy.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4631.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Wealth Fund was announced by the Chancellor on 9 July and further details will be set out at the International Investment Summit on 14 October. In the meantime, projects can approach UKIB who assesses each opportunity on a deal-by-deal basis ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hydrogen: Loughborough", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26521", "person_name": "Jeevun Sandher", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3579/" }, { "id": 1725982, "askingMemberId": 5033, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-08-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "uin": "3291", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of the insurance provided by her Department for members of HM Coastguard in 2023; and how many people that insurance covered.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4316.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "Insurance TypeJan-Dec 2023Travel\u00a325,511.75Building\u00a330,261.73Vehicle\u00a3121,806.69 \u00a3177,580.17 Average number of employees: 1,229.Average number of Coastguard Rescue Officers (CROs): 3,080.Insurance premiums within the MCA cover all employees and CROs as appl...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HM Coastguard: Insurance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26321", "person_name": "Josh MacAlister", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3291/" }, { "id": 1726077, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-08-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "uin": "3314", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to share data for free with local councils on (a) Universal Credit, (b) unemployment benefits, (c) young people who are out of work and (d) benefit fraud.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "DWP share personal data with local authorities. That includes three shares of Universal Credit data, with improvements to two of these due in the next 6 months, and an additional Universal Credit data share currently being explored. Similarly, DWP share i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Social Security Benefits: Data Protection", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3314/" }, { "id": 1726308, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-08-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-04T00:00:00", "uin": "3553", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report entitled Value for money and accountability: a report on the Birmingham City Council section 114 bankruptcy, published by Sheffield University's Audi", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "Commissioners at Birmingham City Council provided a response to the Audit Lab Report which is publicly available at: https://auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/value-for-money-and-accountability/. The Ministry will continue to work with commissioners and the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Birmingham City Council: Insolvency", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3553/" }, { "id": 1727442, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "uin": "4235", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure sex-based language is used in (a) NHS guidance and (b) NHS communications.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Health Service website aims to provide health advice and guidance that is clear and easy to understand, and that helps everyone who uses the website find the information they need, so they can make informed decisions about their own health.Th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Publications", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-04/4235/" }, { "id": 1729458, "askingMemberId": 4934, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-10T00:00:00", "uin": "5711", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing Councils to borrow from the Public Works Loan Board at discounted rates in order to build homes for social rent.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Local authorities already have access to a preferential rate from the Public Works Loans Board to support housebuilding in the Housing Revenue Account. The preferential rate of gilts +0.4% is available until June 2025. The Government is committed to suppo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Borrowing", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26056", "person_name": "Helen Morgan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-12/5711/" }, { "id": 1729548, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-07T00:00:00", "uin": "5795", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) repair and (b) replace concrete sections of the M25 generating excessive noise.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "Work is being planned to treat the concrete sections of the M25 with a new technique known as Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) to reduce noise. The treatment involves repairing the joints between the concrete sections and then retexturing and sco...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "M25: Noise", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-12/5795/" }, { "id": 1729515, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-08T00:00:00", "uin": "5762", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to bring forward the English Devolution Bill; and how that bill will impact Norfolk.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "5756", "5758", "5760", "5761" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. 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Farmers should always receive a fair price for their products and the ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fresh Produce Supply Chain Review", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25398", "person_name": "Helen Whately", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-12/5613/" }, { "id": 1727452, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "uin": "4240", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to reduce external spending on equality, diversity and inclusion programmes, in the context of NHS efficiency savings.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, along with the Department's arm\u2019s length bodies, are fully committed to creating a fair health system that tackles health inequalities effectively. We will support appropriate spend on ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Equality", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-04/4240/" }, { "id": 1727597, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-10T00:00:00", "uin": "4397", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment on (a) the number of (i) acute admissio", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-30T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to a preventative approach to the public\u2019s health. Keeping people warm and well at home, and improving the quality of new and existing homes, will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives, and r...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2024-09-10T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Winter Fuel Payment: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-05/4397/" }, { "id": 1728365, "askingMemberId": 4785, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-12T00:00:00", "uin": "4933", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a mental ill health strategy.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department has no plans to publish a mental ill health strategy. We will fix the broken system to ensure that we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health, and that people can be confident in accessing high quality mental heal...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2024-09-12T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mental Illness", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25889", "person_name": "Ben Spencer", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-09/4933/" }, { "id": 1728295, "askingMemberId": 4785, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-12T00:00:00", "uin": "4863", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the total number of (a) children whose parents or guardians have applied for them from independent to state sector schools and (b) independent schools that (i) closed and (ii) ha", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4653.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department does not hold data on the total number of children whose parents or guardians have applied for them to move from independent to state sector schools. The Get Information about Schools website shows that five private schools across four cons...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Admissions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25889", "person_name": "Ben Spencer", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-09/4863/" }, { "id": 1727582, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "uin": "4396", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for delivering 40,000 more NHS appointments per week.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Reducing elective waiting lists is a key part of getting the National Health Service back on its feet. Delivering 40,000 more NHS appointments per week is part of our commitment to get back to NHS standards, so that people can expect to wait no longer tha...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Health Services: Waiting Lists", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-05/4396/" }, { "id": 1727581, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "uin": "4395", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues on questioning patients on (a) pregnancy and (b) risk of pregnancy before (i) scans and (ii) operations.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "National Health Service trusts are directed to follow clinical National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance when ensuring the delivery of safe and effective healthcare and would refer to this\u202fprior to an operation.Questions asked of p...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Maternity Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-05/4395/" }, { "id": 1727449, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "uin": "4238", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the (a) capital cost of doubling the number of MRI and CT scanners and (b) running costs of incentives to work additional hours.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is working with NHS England to cost a range of investments needed to return the National Health Service to meeting the elective and cancer waiting time standards, including doubling magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scanner...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Tomography and Working Hours: Costs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-04/4238/" }, { "id": 1728260, "askingMemberId": 5344, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-11T00:00:00", "uin": "4828", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Building Safety Fund will cover the cost for thermal performance improvements associated with fire safety measures for the external cladding of buildings, where those", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4138.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Building Safety Fund (BSF) was established to address life safety fire risks associated with cladding on high rise residential buildings. Remediation works must meet Building Regulations requirements, including minimum standards for energy efficiency....", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Buildings: Insulation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26602", "person_name": "Ben Coleman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-09/4828/" }, { "id": 1728294, "askingMemberId": 5158, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-11T00:00:00", "uin": "4862", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the implementation of the Enterprise Investment Scheme; and if she will meet the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth to discuss that scheme.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Enterprise Investment Scheme was recently evaluated, with reports published in November 2023. These are available on gov.uk.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Enterprise Investment Scheme", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26361", "person_name": "Rupert Lowe", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-09/4862/" }, { "id": 1727439, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "uin": "4234", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made delivering the Women's Health Strategy.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to prioritising women\u2019s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future. We are considering how to take forward the Women\u2019s Health Strategy for England.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Health: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-04/4234/" }, { "id": 1726990, "askingMemberId": 5034, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-05T00:00:00", "uin": "4064", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role (a) district and (b) borough councils will play in future devolution agreements.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to ensuring that every part of England can rapidly benefit from devolution, moving power out of Westminster back to those who know their areas best. District councils are an important part of local government and should play an...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Devolution", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26317", "person_name": "Josh Newbury", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-03/4064/" }, { "id": 1727091, "askingMemberId": 4934, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-05T00:00:00", "uin": "4059", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of applying VAT to private school fees on state-funded special educational needs provision.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4653.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister has been clear that if a child has an education, health and care plan that requires them to attend a private school because their needs cannot be met in the state sector, they will not feel an impact from this poli...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Private Education: Fees and Charges", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26056", "person_name": "Helen Morgan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-03/4059/" }, { "id": 1727088, "askingMemberId": 4934, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-05T00:00:00", "uin": "4058", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of applying VAT to private school fees on local sports clubs.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "3993", "4047", "4098" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Private Education: VAT", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "questionUin": "3993" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "questionUin": "4047" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-09-03T00:00:00", "questionUin": "4098" } ], "twfy_id": "26056", "person_name": "Helen Morgan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-03/4058/" }, { "id": 1726858, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-09-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-09-05T00:00:00", "uin": "3910", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 8.1.1 of her Department's publication entitled School workforce census guide 2023: Guide for schools including academies within a Multi Academy Trust, published in July 2023, if she wi", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-09-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "School support staff play a vital role in children\u2019s education and development. The department values and recognises the professionalism of the entire school workforce and will address recruitment and retention challenges by reinstating the School Support...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Non-teaching Staff", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-02/3910/" }, { "id": 1738253, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-04T00:00:00", "uin": "11938", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what estimate he has made of the increased cost to the NHS (a) directly and (b) indirectly of the i", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have taken tough decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at Autumn Budget, this enabled the SR settlement of \u00a322.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department of Health and Social Care from 2023-24 outturn to 2025-26.The Em...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2024-11-04T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Employers' Contributions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-30/11938/" }, { "id": 1737535, "askingMemberId": 5229, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-28T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-30T00:00:00", "uin": "11509", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on appointing a Ministerial lead for the UK's seat on the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "The responsibility for the interrelated areas of open government and open data is currently held in the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO). However, as part of a Machinery of Government change to create the Digital Centre of Government, CDDO has moved...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Open Government Partnership: Public Appointments", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26477", "person_name": "Joe Powell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-28/11509/" }, { "id": 1739105, "askingMemberId": 5230, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-04T00:00:00", "uin": "901021", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve school staff recruitment and retention.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4046.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child\u2019s education. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state-funded schools in England, but we must do more to ensure we have the workforce needed to provi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Labour Turnover", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26533", "person_name": "Warinder Juss", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-29/901021/" }, { "id": 1735685, "askingMemberId": 1521, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-23T00:00:00", "uin": "10055", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the 101 Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5148.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-30T00:00:00", "answerText": "Since day one, we have been working alongside our allies and partners in the region in support of ongoing negotiations. The UK welcomes the tireless efforts of our partners in Qatar, Egypt and the United States. We need the hostages returned immediately a...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hamas: Hostage Taking", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11592", "person_name": "Sharon Hodgson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-21/10055/" }, { "id": 1735686, "askingMemberId": 1521, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-23T00:00:00", "uin": "10056", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organisation.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4243.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under close review, as we seek to protect the UK from the threats that we face. However, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered for proscription.Iran\u2019s...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11592", "person_name": "Sharon Hodgson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-21/10056/" }, { "id": 1735844, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-23T00:00:00", "uin": "10276", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support freelancers in the creative industries.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are committed to giving British creators increased security at work and providing the creative industries with a regulatory and fiscal environment where their imagination and innovation can flourish.A significant proportion (28%) of the creative indust...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Arts: Self-employed", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26569", "person_name": "Manuela Perteghella", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-21/10276/" }, { "id": 1735264, "askingMemberId": 5096, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-21T00:00:00", "uin": "9821", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of delaying the outcome of her short review of post-16 qualification reforms until December 2024 on (a) schools\u2019 ability to provide effectiv", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "In July, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced a short review of qualifications reform. The rapid review is focused on Level 3 qualifications currently scheduled to have funding removed on 31 July 2025.The department unders...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Further Education: Reform", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26457", "person_name": "Ian Sollom", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-17/9821/" }, { "id": 1734768, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-21T00:00:00", "uin": "9587", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5795 on M25: Noise, how much Next Generation Concrete Surfacing is expected to reduce noise levels by.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "Trials conducted on the M1 suggest that Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) could yield a reduction of between 3.4 and 3.7 dB(A) in the noise generated between the vehicle tyre and the concrete road surface. 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The specific information required is set out in the SEND regulations 2014 an...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Academies: Special Educational Needs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26314", "person_name": "Jodie Gosling", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-17/9804/" }, { "id": 1733767, "askingMemberId": 5050, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-16T00:00:00", "uin": "8919", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a referendum cap for council tax increases for the next financial year.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to keeping taxes on working people as low as possible. Decisions on future local authority funding will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Council Tax", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-14/8919/" }, { "id": 1735808, "askingMemberId": 5319, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-24T00:00:00", "uin": "10240", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has agricultural property relief been worth in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "HMRC holds the information of those estates which make claims for Agricultural Property Relief (APR) within its digital administrative systems if the estate was taxpaying, or could be taxpaying after compliance checks have been performed. It does not hold...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Agriculture: Inheritance Tax", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25141", "person_name": "Robin Swann", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-21/10240/" }, { "id": 1734514, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-17T00:00:00", "uin": "9365", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure HMRC is adequately resourced for changes in the level of VAT registrations by schools from 1 January 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "HMRC is putting in place extra measures to support schools and ensure they can register for VAT on time. This includes new bespoke guidance, hosting webinars, updating VAT registration systems and training additional staff to manage increased demand for r...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Private Education: VAT", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-15/9365/" }, { "id": 1734515, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-17T00:00:00", "uin": "9366", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of independent schools recovering VAT through the Capital Goods Scheme on the benefit to the public purse of charging VAT on school fees.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Following scrutiny of the Government\u2019s costing by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, the Government will confirm its approach to these reforms at the Budget on 30 October, and set out its assessment of relevant expected impacts in a Tax Inf...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Private Education: VAT", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-15/9366/" }, { "id": 1735418, "askingMemberId": 5128, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-22T00:00:00", "uin": "9977", "questionText": "To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will require All Party Parliamentary Groups to publish a list of all their members.", "answeringBodyId": 18, "answeringBodyName": "House of Commons Commission", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 3928.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "APPGs are already required to publish a list of all their members. The reporting requirements for APPGs are set out in the Guide to the APPG Rules. Paragraph 67(b) of the Guide to the Rules requires APPGs to publish on their website, or provide on request...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "All-party Parliamentary Groups: Membership", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26368", "person_name": "Phil Brickell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-18/9977/" }, { "id": 1734534, "askingMemberId": 5343, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-21T00:00:00", "uin": "9385", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help secure the financial sustainability of (a) the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and (b) all local councils.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "This Government recognises that council funding has been under pressure since 2010. Any council that has unmanageable pressures and is concerned about its financial position should approach the department.We will provide councils with more stability and c...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26608", "person_name": "Joshua Reynolds", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-15/9385/" }, { "id": 1735011, "askingMemberId": 5086, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-17T00:00:00", "uin": "900684", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to support art galleries with financial pressures.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "Museums and galleries enrich communities, creating thriving places for people to live and visit.We\u2019re working with Arts Council England and others to understand the sector\u2019s priorities and needs, looking at the sector as a whole: from our commitment to re...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Museums and Galleries: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26353", "person_name": "Josh Babarinde", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-10/900684/" }, { "id": 1733598, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-16T00:00:00", "uin": "8729", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to publication entitled Government and Agenda for Change trade unions offer in principle, published by NHS Employers on 16 March 2023, whether it remains his Department's policy to i", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is progressing work on all non-pay commitments covered in the 2023/24 Agenda for Change pay deal, including reviewing aspects of the pay setting process. Recommendations from this work will be considered at the earliest opportunity.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2024-10-16T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Pay", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-11/8729/" }, { "id": 1732512, "askingMemberId": 5050, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-10T00:00:00", "uin": "7922", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to allocate new (a) funding and (b) resources to support children with special educational needs and disabilities in schools in Hertfordshire.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department is providing schools with extra funding of almost \u00a31.1 billion in the 2024/25 financial year through the new Core Schools Budget Grant (CSBG), to support them with overall costs, including the costs of supporting their pupils with special e...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-08/7922/" }, { "id": 1732597, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-10T00:00:00", "uin": "8079", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5795 on M25: Noise, when Next Generation Concrete Surfacing will take place between Junctions 8 and 9 on the M25.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "A section of the M25 between Junction 8 and Junction 9 was treated with Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) in September 2024 and wider implementation of NGCS on the M25 is expected to be undertaken from 2026. At present, National Highways is unable...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "M25: Repairs and Maintenance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-08/8079/" }, { "id": 1731037, "askingMemberId": 5047, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-08T00:00:00", "uin": "6733", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will support the preservation of a coal-fired power station cooling tower.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar was previously assessed for protection as a Listed Building in 2017 but deemed not to possess the requisite special architectural or historic interest. A new listing application is currently being assessed by Histori...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Coal Fired Power Stations: Listed Buildings", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26329", "person_name": "James Naish", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-04/6733/" }, { "id": 1731191, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-08T00:00:00", "uin": "6898", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to increase staff retainment in rail services.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are working with operators to support recruitment and retention and ensure they have the staff they need to robustly deliver their timetables. We will deliver the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation. 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Further detail on the Government's approach will be announced in due course.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hydrogen: Carbon Emissions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26329", "person_name": "James Naish", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-04/6731/" }, { "id": 1731466, "askingMemberId": 5348, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-08T00:00:00", "uin": "7374", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect civilians from harm in non-regime held areas of (a) north-east and (b) north-west Syria; and if he will hold discussions w", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5148.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK supports those in need across northern Syria, working with partners to improve humanitarian co-ordination and access to enhance crisis preparedness. In the North East, we provide assistance to communities and IDP (internally displaced persons) camp...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Syria: Armed Conflict", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26576", "person_name": "David Taylor", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-04/7374/" }, { "id": 1730083, "askingMemberId": 1521, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-10-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-10-08T00:00:00", "uin": "5960", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to develop a National Food Security Strategy.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-10-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "Food Security is national security which is relevant to all five Government Missions and central to our primary Mission to grow the economy.\u202fBoosting Britain\u2019s food security is one of the core priorities of this Government. We need a resilient and healthy...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Food Supply", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11592", "person_name": "Sharon Hodgson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-04/5960/" }, { "id": 1745255, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-29T00:00:00", "uin": "16654", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent representations on the potential merits of zero-rating society lotteries under any future statutory levy on gambling operators.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "As set out in the Government\u2019s response to the consultation on the statutory levy, we will introduce a statutory levy charged to all licensed gambling operators. Society lotteries will be charged the levy at the lowest rate of 0.1%, in recognition of the ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Lotteries: Taxation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-27/16654/" }, { "id": 1745254, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-29T00:00:00", "uin": "16653", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing proposals on regulating large scale commercial prize draws.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "Large scale commercial prize draws are a significant and growing market. 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We will improve cancer survival rates and hit all NHS cancer waiting time targets, so no patient, including those referred through the bowel cancer s...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Colonoscopy: Waiting Lists", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-28/16855/" }, { "id": 1745482, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-28T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "uin": "16838", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help improve awareness of (a) Crohn\u2019s disease, (b) ulcerative colitis and (c) inflammatory bowel disease.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health 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This includes being responsive to the ne...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Suicide: Asylum and Refugees", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-27/16565/" }, { "id": 1744226, "askingMemberId": 5138, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-27T00:00:00", "uin": "15889", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason funding for community resilience is not a statutory duty with accompanying funding in England and Wales.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4820.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Civil Contingencies Act and accompanying non-legislative measures deliver a single framework for civil protection in the UK. The Government has a legal obligation to review the Act every five years. 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Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will set out further details of the outcome, which will include a new and realistic delivery sched...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Royal Berkshire Hospital", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-26/16310/" }, { "id": 1744562, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-28T00:00:00", "uin": "16243", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including (a) cats and (b) kittens in legislation to prevent pet smuggling.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recently announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members\u2019 Bill sponsored by Dr Danny Chambers MP. 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Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has been clear in his view that there should be a national cancer plan, and we are now in discussions about what form it should take, including how we will account for children and young...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "16416" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-11-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "16417" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-26/16418/" }, { "id": 1744807, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-28T00:00:00", "uin": "16417", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the (a) differences between cancer in (i) children and young people under 25 and (ii) older adults and (b) strategic approaches t", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "16416", "16418" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has been clear in his view that there should be a national cancer plan, and we are now in discussions about what form it should take, including how we will account for children and young...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "16416" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-11-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "16418" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-26/16417/" }, { "id": 1744806, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-28T00:00:00", "uin": "16416", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) children and (b) young people under 25 with cancer will be distinctly recognised in the National Cancer Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "16417", "16418" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has been clear in his view that there should be a national cancer plan, and we are now in discussions about what form it should take, including how we will account for children and young...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "16417" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-11-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "16418" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-26/16416/" }, { "id": 1745551, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-28T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "uin": "16856", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of colonoscopy services; and whether his Department plans to increase the capacity of these services ahead of the exte", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "NHS England is responsible for delivering the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening programme and planning for the age extension in the programme from 60 years old down to 50 years old.The age extension for bowel screening started in April 2021 with the 56-year-old ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Colonoscopy: Older People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-28/16856/" }, { "id": 1745484, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-28T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "uin": "16840", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to include policies on (a) diagnosis, (b) care and treatment and (c) research into brain tumours in the (i) NHS 10-year plan and (ii) cancer strategy.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan on 28 November 2024 to Question 15703.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Brain Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-28/16840/" }, { "id": 1742499, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-20T00:00:00", "uin": "14844", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of international student visa applications to UK universities in 2024 on the sector.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "14843" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The latest Home Office data shows that there were 350,700 visa applications made by international students for a sponsored study visa between January and September 2024. This is 16% lower than between January and September 2023 when 417,000 sponsored stud...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Overseas Students: Visas", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-18T00:00:00", "questionUin": "14843" } ], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-18/14844/" }, { "id": 1742498, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-20T00:00:00", "uin": "14843", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the causes of changes in the level of international student visa applications to UK universities in 2024.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "14844" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The latest Home Office data shows that there were 350,700 visa applications made by international students for a sponsored study visa between January and September 2024. This is 16% lower than between January and September 2023 when 417,000 sponsored stud...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Overseas Students: Visas", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-18T00:00:00", "questionUin": "14844" } ], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-18/14843/" }, { "id": 1743629, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "uin": "15610", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "School support staff are an essential part of the school workforce, and the department recognises that they are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances. 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The Impact Assessment received a \u2018green\u2019 rating, indicating it is \u2018fit for purpose\u2019. 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Among other powers, and as currently drafted, the bill confers powers on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to establish a body to ne...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Social Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-21/15612/" }, { "id": 1743562, "askingMemberId": 4527, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "uin": "15506", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with producer organisations on the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "15461", "15504" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government appreciates and values the vital work of our fruit and vegetable growers and Producer Organisations and recognises their important role in maintaining a secure supply of home \u2013 grown fresh produce. 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Staff must receive the support, training, professional development, supervision, and appraisals t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Dementia: Care Workers", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-18T00:00:00", "questionUin": "14891" } ], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-18/14710/" }, { "id": 1743223, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "uin": "15278", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the Government's financial liability for public sector defined benefit pensions in each of the next ten years.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4621.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The total liability for public service pensions stands at around \u00a33 trillion, as per HM Treasury\u2019s most recent Whole of Government Accounts report of 2021-22. This includes the unfunded public service pension liabilities of \u00a32.6 trillion and the liabiliti...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Public Sector: Pensions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-20/15278/" }, { "id": 1742721, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "uin": "15056", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 7.2.12 of her Department's publication entitled School workforce census guide 2024: Guide for schools including academies within a Multi Academy Trust, published on 11 October 2024, ho", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "Information on the school workforce is published in the \u2018School Workforce in England\u2019 statistical publication, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.The attached table prov...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Non-teaching Staff: Pay", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-19/15056/" }, { "id": 1742833, "askingMemberId": 394, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "uin": "14909", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the amalgamation of local government pension funds will be compulsory; whether pension funds will be able to choose which new fund to join; and whether she has had recent", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "14910", "14911", "14912" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is consulting on proposals relating to asset pooling in the Local Government Pensions Scheme (LGPS) England and Wales, following extensive engagement with sector stakeholders including the LGA.The proposals in the consultation do not includ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Pension Funds", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "questionUin": "14910" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "questionUin": "14911" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "questionUin": "14912" } ], "twfy_id": "10045", "person_name": "Clive Betts", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-19/14909/" }, { "id": 1741059, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-18T00:00:00", "uin": "13768", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 11938 on NHS: Employers' Contributions, whether he has made a estimate of the cost of changes to national insurance contributions announced in", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at Autumn Budget. This has enabled a \u00a322.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The Government is also providing at least ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2024-11-18T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Employers' Contributions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-12/13768/" }, { "id": 1741187, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-14T00:00:00", "uin": "13757", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 44 of the Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation, published in March 2015, what steps his Department has taken to establish a proper framework on which future in", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to ensuring that all women and babies received safe, personalised, equitable, and compassionate care. We are determined to learn lessons from inquiries and investigations.The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch became an ind...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-12/13757/" }, { "id": 1741163, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-14T00:00:00", "uin": "13748", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the investigation into maternity incidents at Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust has started.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The trust has committed to a thematic review of all neonatal and maternal deaths since 2019. This has started for neonatal deaths but not for maternal deaths, due to delays identifying an external assessor.The trust is engaging with the NHS England South ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Maternity Services: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-12/13748/" }, { "id": 1741211, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-14T00:00:00", "uin": "13758", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will launch a new National Maternity Safety Ambition.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Maternity Safety Ambition was launched in 2015 and will end in 2025. As part of our consultation on the 10-year health plan, we will first consider the best ways to improve maternity safety so that the NHS has the tools it needs to deliver im...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Maternity Services: Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-12/13758/" }, { "id": 1742705, "askingMemberId": 4777, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "uin": "14967", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling people over 65 who are not eligible for the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance to access mobility vehicle support.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 163.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "Disability Living Allowance is aimed at providing additional help with the extra costs of disability to people who are severely disabled early, or relatively early, in life and who as a result, have had fewer opportunities to work, earn and save. 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The commercial arrangements, and those being considered for the future, will not negatively impact our customers but continue to support...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Visas: English Language", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26457", "person_name": "Ian Sollom", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-13/14162/" }, { "id": 1741475, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-18T00:00:00", "uin": "14164", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to (a) respond to and (b) implement the proposals set out in the consultation entitled Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner's fee structure, published on 14 Mar", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4253.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office together with the Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner (OISC) ran the fees consultation for a period of 12 weeks, which closed on 5 June 2024. The consultation was designed to help best understand the impact of proposals to amend...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner: Fees and Charges", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-13/14164/" }, { "id": 1741465, "askingMemberId": 5096, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-18T00:00:00", "uin": "14160", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting VAT charges for universities that undertake shared services as a cross-sharing group.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "Universities can already benefit from exempting VAT charges for shared services within a cost sharing group providing certain conditions are met. This enables them to make efficiency savings by working together and sharing qualifying costs without incurri...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Higher Education: VAT", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26457", "person_name": "Ian Sollom", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-13/14160/" }, { "id": 1740825, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "13660", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the F-35 programme on the UK's (a) military capability and (b) international influence.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "13659" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The F-35B Lightning is a 5th Generation, swing-role combat aircraft equipped with advanced sensors, mission systems and stealth technology. Whether operating from land or onboard the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers it is a central component of the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "F-35 Aircraft: Procurement", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-11T00:00:00", "questionUin": "13659" } ], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-11/13660/" }, { "id": 1740824, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "13659", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the F-35 programme on (a) the economy, (b) jobs, (c) technological advancement and (d) growth in the (i) aerospace and (ii) defence sectors.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "13660" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The F-35B Lightning is a 5th Generation, swing-role combat aircraft equipped with advanced sensors, mission systems and stealth technology. Whether operating from land or onboard the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers it is a central component of the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "F-35 Aircraft: Procurement", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-11T00:00:00", "questionUin": "13660" } ], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-11/13659/" }, { "id": 1740820, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "13655", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to promote collaboration with the private sector to boost domestic production capabilities in critical defence technologies.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "This Government is committed to bringing forward a Defence Industrial Strategy which ensures the imperatives of national security and a high-growth economy are aligned. The strategy will boost capabilities in critical defence technologies and enable the U...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Defence: Technology", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-11/13655/" }, { "id": 1740823, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "13658", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Army has one fully deployable division; and if he will increase that capability to two divisions.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The British Army has two deployable divisions: 1 (UK) Division and 3 (UK) Division. 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We are working closely with industry, trade partners and enforcement agencies to minimise disruption and costs to trade, while continuing to protect our biosecurity. Defra engages with the ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Horticulture: UK Trade with EU", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24852", "person_name": "Valerie Vaz", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-12/13762/" }, { "id": 1740822, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-14T00:00:00", "uin": "13657", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the technological capabilities of combat brigades are effectively improved.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Army is currently undergoing a combined programme of work to ensure that our manoeuvre forces will have the lethality, protection and mobility to fight and win against any adversary. Whilst the Army\u2019s modernisation will continue over the next decade w...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Army", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-11/13657/" }, { "id": 1740275, "askingMemberId": 5140, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-12T00:00:00", "uin": "13157", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential risk to vulnerable people of the accidental ingestion of hearing aid batteries.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "13154", "13155" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "In terms of the Department\u2019s policy on rechargeable hearing aids on the National Health Service, audiology services are locally commissioned and as such the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing adults lies with local NHS commissioners. In J...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hearing Aids: Batteries", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-06T00:00:00", "questionUin": "13154" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-11-06T00:00:00", "questionUin": "13155" } ], "twfy_id": "26458", "person_name": "Claire Young", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-06/13157/" }, { "id": 1740273, "askingMemberId": 5140, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-12T00:00:00", "uin": "13155", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the yearly cost to the NHS is of the provision of replacement hearing aid batteries.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "13154", "13157" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "In terms of the Department\u2019s policy on rechargeable hearing aids on the National Health Service, audiology services are locally commissioned and as such the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing adults lies with local NHS commissioners. 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In J...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hearing Aids: Batteries", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-11-06T00:00:00", "questionUin": "13155" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-11-06T00:00:00", "questionUin": "13157" } ], "twfy_id": "26458", "person_name": "Claire Young", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-06/13154/" }, { "id": 1738689, "askingMemberId": 3912, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-11-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-11-05T00:00:00", "uin": "12252", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the Charity Commission on when the Commission plans to provide a substantive reply to the letter from the Conservative Party to the Commission of 14 June 2024, a", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-11-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Charity Commission responded to the Conservative Party\u2019s Legal Officer on 15th August 2024, providing a full update on the case in question. 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We are working to verify the data and ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "General Practitioners: Recruitment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-19/21540/" }, { "id": 1751286, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21191", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17490 on Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence, what the breakdown is between (a) public and (b) private sector involvement in the (i)", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "Many AI technologies, including machine learning, have dual uses and are developed across a broad technology ecosystem. Defence needs to leverage expertise from this ecosystem to solve critical military problems and maintain its edge. The Defence AI Centr...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Armed Forces: Artificial Intelligence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21191/" }, { "id": 1751348, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "21253", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of school support staff in state-funded schools in England who are employed on (i) zero-hour and (ii) term time-only contracts.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], 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"21201", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to simplify procurement processes to enable (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized companies to compete more effectively for defence contracts.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Procurement Act 2023 introduces reforms intended to make it easier for small businesses to access public sector procurements, including a requirement for contracting authorities to consider barriers to participation and whether they can be removed or ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Defence: Procurement", "attachments": [], 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"dateAnswered": "2025-01-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "This Government is committed to improving the UK Defence industrial base to ensure a robust Defence sector and provide greater certainty in procurement processes. The Statement of Intent for the Defence Industrial Strategy, published on 2 December 2024, s...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Defence: Procurement", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21202/" }, { "id": 1751289, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21194", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17491 on National Security: Cybersecurity, whether there is a formalised process whereby his Department meets with the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Department f", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Officials from the Ministry of Defence regularly meet with officials from the Cabinet Office and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology through a number of Cross Whitehall meetings and boards. These forums allow Defence to feed in and engag...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "National Security: Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21194/" }, { "id": 1751306, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21211", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether robotics will have a role in a future industrial strategy.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4631.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Industrial Strategy Green Paper identified eight growth-driving sectors. All sectors can shape and will benefit from policy reform through the Industrial Strategy\u2019s cross-cutting policies alongside the broader Growth Mission. This will create the pro-...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Robotics: Industry", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21211/" }, { "id": 1751304, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21209", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the RUSI Lecture given by the Chief of the Defence Staff on 4 December 2024, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support high-risk, high-reward technology experimentation and (b) track th", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defence invests in high-risk, high-reward technology experimentation from across the Defence enterprise. Defence\u2019s core Science, Innovation and Technology budgets (e.g. Defence Science & Technology Programme and Defence Innovation Fund) are led from H...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Defence: Innovation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21209/" }, { "id": 1751301, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21206", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the RUSI Lecture given by the Chief of the Defence Staff on 4 December 2024, what steps his Department is taking to (a) streamline decision-making and (b) reduce business case approval timelines", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "Through the Defence Reform programme, we will improve procurement efficiency and secure better value for taxpayers, creating a simpler Defence focused on warfighting and deterrence. A key facet of this programme is to create a stronger Defence centre with...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Defence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21206/" }, { "id": 1751299, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21204", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures his Department is taking to help ensure the retention of UK STEM graduates within the highly skilled defence workforce.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "21200", "21205" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is taking steps itself to secure important skills in areas such as digital, cyber, STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), nuclear and space. As we tackle these challenges we will continue to work closely ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Defence: Skilled Workers", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21200" }, { "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21205" } ], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21204/" }, { "id": 1751295, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21200", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure defence primes\u2019 commitments to (a) apprenticeships and (b) graduate recruitment (i) are geographically balanced and (ii) extend opportunities to (A) micro, (B) small, (C) me", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "21204", "21205" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is taking steps itself to secure important skills in areas such as digital, cyber, STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), nuclear and space. 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Through the Defence Industrial Strategy the department will foster a more diverse community of suppliers, including non-traditional suppliers, through r...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Defence: Technology", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21199/" }, { "id": 1751293, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21198", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to remove bureaucracy from defence primes to enable them to build out their ecosystems of (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized businesses.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "21196" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "Micro, small and medium sized businesses make a vital contribution to economic growth and are a valuable source of technical innovation in defence. This is recognised in the recently published Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent. 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This is recognised in the recently published Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent. 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The Royal Navy and Defence Equipment and Support are conducting detailed work on key user requirements, conceptual designs, affordability, and exportability assessments. Alongside other...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Multi-role Support Ships", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21183/" }, { "id": 1748508, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "uin": "18920", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS Secondary Care Trusts are reporting all of the legally required elements of the Learning from Deaths national guidance.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "This information is not collected centrally. All National Health Service trusts, apart from NHS ambulance trusts, are required to meet the reporting requirements in The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 relating to na...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Patients: Death", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-10/18920/" }, { "id": 1751307, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "uin": "21212", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the funding for NHS England announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 will be spent on (a) National Insurance contribution increases and (b) existing overspends by (i) NHS", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, and this enabled the Spending Review settlement of a \u00a322.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department, from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26.The ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21212/" }, { "id": 1752958, "askingMemberId": 5300, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "902077", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to shift care from hospitals into the community.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "It is vital to move services from hospital to community. The Chancellor made funding available for 380,000 more talking therapies for patients and put in place a \u00a326 million capital investment scheme for mental health crisis centres. A lot of work has bee...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hospices: Community Care", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26529", "person_name": "Kevin McKenna", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-19/902077/" }, { "id": 1750869, "askingMemberId": 5050, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "uin": "20870", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 12 December 2024, Official Report, HCWS308, whether local authorities with existing Local Plans produced under the previous stand", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "Having an effective up-to-date plan in place is essential to planning for, and meeting, development needs. Whether a local authority is required to update their Local Plan as a consequence of the new housing need requirement will depend on the stage a dra...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Plans", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-17/20870/" }, { "id": 1750840, "askingMemberId": 5050, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "uin": "20841", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department\u2019s Planning Newsletter issued to local authorities on 13 December 2024, what steps local planning authorities will need to take as part of the req", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "Local Planning Authorities have a statutory obligation to produce a Local Development Scheme and to keep it up-to-date and publicly available. As the Secretary of State set out in her letter of 12 December 2024, we are asking all Local Planning Authoritie...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Plans", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-17/20841/" }, { "id": 1751338, "askingMemberId": 5321, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21243", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in business rate relief for grassroots music venues on (a) the number of jobs in the music industry and (b) early-career musicians.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "21241" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "At the Autumn Budget, the Government announced that retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties will receive 40% relief (up to a cash cap of \u00a3110,000 per business) for 2025-26.The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee\u2019s report on grassroots music ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Music Venues: Business Rates", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21241" } ], "twfy_id": "26570", "person_name": "Paul Kohler", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21243/" }, { "id": 1751336, "askingMemberId": 5321, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21241", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in business rate relief for grassroots music venues on the (a) number of live music venues and (b) music industry.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "21243" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "At the Autumn Budget, the Government announced that retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties will receive 40% relief (up to a cash cap of \u00a3110,000 per business) for 2025-26.The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee\u2019s report on grassroots music ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Music Venues: Business Rates", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21243" } ], "twfy_id": "26570", "person_name": "Paul Kohler", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21241/" }, { "id": 1751158, "askingMemberId": 1211, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "20929", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Remembrance Day travel concession to include The Royal Tank Regiment parade.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "The rail industry continues to offer free travel in the same way it has done historically, this includes free travel to Remembrance Sunday events. Eligible passengers can also apply for a Veterans Railcard which offers discounted prices on train fares for...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Royal Tank Regiment: Travel", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11115", "person_name": "Andrew Mitchell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/20929/" }, { "id": 1752579, "askingMemberId": 5061, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "901982", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve defence relationships with European allies.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "Deepening our defence relationships with European allies continues to be a priority. Since July 2024 we have signed several new agreements to deepen cooperation, including the UK-Germany Trinity House Agreement and the UK-Estonia roadmap. During 2025 we w...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Defence: EU Countries", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26376", "person_name": "Andrew Lewin", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-19/901982/" }, { "id": 1751309, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "21214", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of the increase in NHS England funding will be dedicated to staffing budgets.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "Decisions on the allocation of resources for 2025/26 have not yet been finalised. NHS England will continue to prioritise the allocation of funding to support frontline services.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Staff", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21214/" }, { "id": 1748253, "askingMemberId": 4020, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "18535", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to use earth observation data to help support the (a) measurement, (b) monitoring and (c) setting of (i) agricultural, (ii) landfill and (iii) land use contributions t", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "Remote sensing technologies have increasing potential to provide cost-effective solutions for monitoring land use changes, gas leaks, and population density. Defra is examining the feasibility of employing Earth observation techniques for the monitoring a...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Carbon Emissions: Agriculture and Land Use", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24817", "person_name": "George Freeman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18535/" }, { "id": 1750202, "askingMemberId": 4089, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "uin": "20199", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to respond to the Fourth Report of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Session 2023-24 on Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is grateful to the Committee for its report. The Government will consider the report alongside the development of other proposals to strengthen standards in public life and will update Parliament in due course. 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The precise treatment of compensation payments depends on the details of the individual scheme (whether industrial, military or other) will depend on the benefit concerned. Tax treatment is a matter for HMRC ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Industrial Injuries: Compensation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11132", "person_name": "Andrew Murrison", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-17/20581/" }, { "id": 1749670, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "uin": "19865", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of interest rates for university student loans on (a) students and (b) their families.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "Interest rates on student loans do not affect monthly repayments made by borrowers. Regular repayments are based on a fixed percentage of earnings above the applicable repayment threshold, not on amount borrowed or the rate of interest. 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A number of policies and programmes are targeted at the adoption of medical devices and di...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Diagnosis and Medical Equipment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-11/19537/" }, { "id": 1749498, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "uin": "19828", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve research capacity for cancer in the (a) Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire integrated care board and b) NHS in England.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), the Department invests in building research expertise and capacity, and specialist facilities and support services, to support research across all aspects of human health, including cancer...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Research", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-12/19828/" }, { "id": 1750123, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "20317", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of awareness on the (a) signs and (b) symptoms of cancer among young people and their families.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are committed to getting the National Health Service catching cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier, and treating it faster, so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases. This includes in relation to children and young people.NHS England...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Young People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-16/20317/" }, { "id": 1750145, "askingMemberId": 4813, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "uin": "20285", "questionText": "To ask the Leader of the House, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Government's compliance with section 9.8 of the Ministerial Code in the context of answers provided to written parliamentary questions.", "answeringBodyId": 34, "answeringBodyName": "Leader of the House", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4263.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Parliament has a right to hold Ministers to account. I have written to all members of Cabinet to remind Ministers of their responsibilities to provide helpful and timely responses to Members' PQs.As a member of the Procedure Committee, the hon. Member wil...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Written Questions: Government Responses", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25893", "person_name": "Richard Holden", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-16/20285/" }, { "id": 1750278, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "uin": "20334", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which organisations are represented on his Department's Flexible Working Taskforce; and on what dates that taskforce has met.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4418.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Flexible Working Taskforce last met on 26 Jan 2024. It was comprised of business groups, charities and trade unions and was co-chaired by the Chartered Institute for Professional Development (CIPD) and the government. It met at regular intervals betwe...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Flexible Working", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-16/20334/" }, { "id": 1749639, "askingMemberId": 5138, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "uin": "19834", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on providing oral health (a) education and (b) other support in schools.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "All state-funded schools are required to teach about good oral hygiene as part of statutory health education. Pupils should know about dental health and the benefits of good oral hygiene and dental flossing, including the need for regular check-ups at the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Dental Health", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26388", "person_name": "Ian Roome", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-12/19834/" }, { "id": 1747050, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "18003", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his trade strategy will support the aims of the Fairtrade movement.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 632.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Government is committed to advancing free and fair trade around that world that is inclusive, sustainable and reduces poverty.We remain committed to engaging civil society as we develop the new Trade Strategy. 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Data for the period of July to September will be published in due course. 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The trust is currently developing their Strategic Outline Case for the scheme to establish their preferred way forward. 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There is a governance group made up of elected repre...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Road Works", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-12/19996/" }, { "id": 1749497, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "uin": "19827", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the future demand for cancer services in (a) the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West integrated care board and (b) England.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is committed to tackling the future demand for cancer services, and this includes cancer patients in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West Integrated Care Board, and across England.Developing our workforce is key to responding to...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-12/19827/" }, { "id": 1749495, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "uin": "19825", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Health in response to the question from the hon. 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However, the following table shows the cost of cancer treatment in National Health Service trusts, reported over the last five ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-12/19805/" }, { "id": 1749210, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "uin": "19535", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients that have received a colonoscopy and subsequently been referred to cancer treatment pathways in each of the last five years.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "No estimate has been made regarding the proportion of patients, in each of the last five years, who received a colonoscopy, and who were then referred to a cancer treatment pathway. The following table shows the proportion of patients who received a colon...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Colonoscopy", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-11/19535/" }, { "id": 1748069, "askingMemberId": 4020, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "18529", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the future of the Geospatial Commission's Earth observation data pilot.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Earth Observation data pilot came to an end in 31 March 2024. Working with optical, thermal and SAR data from space satellites, the pilot demonstrated that increased use of this data could improve evidence-based analysis and enhance front-line deliver...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Geospatial Commission: Pilot Schemes", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24817", "person_name": "George Freeman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18529/" }, { "id": 1748072, "askingMemberId": 4020, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "18532", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has as chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites to support development of methane emissions measurement best practices.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "18531" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Space Agency is increasing engagement with private, academic and public sectors to improve methane monitoring and address gaps.As Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, we will promote a new framework, developed by the National Phy...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Methane: Remote Sensing", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "18531" } ], "twfy_id": "24817", "person_name": "George Freeman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18532/" }, { "id": 1748071, "askingMemberId": 4020, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "18531", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the UK Space Agency's methane monitoring programme.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "18532" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Space Agency is increasing engagement with private, academic and public sectors to improve methane monitoring and address gaps.As Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, we will promote a new framework, developed by the National Phy...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Methane: Remote Sensing", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "18532" } ], "twfy_id": "24817", "person_name": "George Freeman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18531/" }, { "id": 1749761, "askingMemberId": 5062, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "uin": "19954", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the freedom of the press of the recent IPSO ruling in relation to a complaint made by Juno Dawson against the Spectator newspaper.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to protecting press freedom, which is essential to a strong and functioning democracy. In the UK, there exists an independent, self-regulatory system for the press, which is crucial to maintain press freedom. It would therefore...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Press Freedom", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26335", "person_name": "Nick Timothy", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-12/19954/" }, { "id": 1748070, "askingMemberId": 4020, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "18530", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for future (a) funding of and (b) data sharing by the Earth observation data hub.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Earth Observation (EO) data hub project is a pathfinder project which will assess whether a new infrastructure for EO data could deliver better access to and exploitation of EO data by federating EO data assets from public and commercial centres in a ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Geospatial Commission: Pilot Schemes", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24817", "person_name": "George Freeman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18530/" }, { "id": 1748740, "askingMemberId": 5138, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "uin": "19122", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a public sector organisation that has signed the Armed Forces Covenant may be removed as a signatory if the organisation has acted in contravention of the obligations and principles laid out in the Covena", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "Organisations not fulfilling their pledge can have their Armed Forces Covenant status reviewed. Concerns should initially be raised directly with the organisation in question, by following their standard complaints process. Complaints that remain unresolv...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Armed Forces Covenant", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26388", "person_name": "Ian Roome", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-10/19122/" }, { "id": 1748251, "askingMemberId": 4020, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "18534", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will have discussions with the (a) UK Space Agency and (b) Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on using UK Earth Observation data for greenhouse gas emissions trac", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, 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"18281", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on (a) improving the process for clinical trials and (b) ensuring that those trials are more accessible for teenagers and young adults.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "In order to maximise our potential to be a world leader and develop a more competitive, efficient, and accessible clinical research system, the Department is committed to implementing recommendations from Lord O'Shaughnessy\u2019s independent review of commerc...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Clinical Trials", 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food waste collections, we provided capital transitional funding in February 2024 to cover reasonable costs of purchasing trucks and bins needed to deliver weekly food waste collections from 31 ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26317", "person_name": "Josh Newbury", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-10/19093/" }, { "id": 1749457, "askingMemberId": 5050, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "uin": "19801", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage local authorities to apply for lane rental schemes.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", 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We have been speaking to authorities ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Road Works: Fees and Charges", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-12/19801/" }, { "id": 1748073, "askingMemberId": 4020, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "uin": "18533", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for the use of Earth observation data; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using it to support the (a) measurement, (b) monitoring and (c) setti", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government monitors and verifies greenhouse gas emissions using measurement data collected through a network of sensors across the country. The UK is one of only four countries in the world currently reporting the validation of greenhouse gas emission...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Remote Sensing: Environment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24817", "person_name": "George Freeman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18533/" }, { "id": 1748433, "askingMemberId": 4020, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "uin": "18927", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for the data collected by the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement and Modelling Advancement (GEMMA) programme; and if he will make it his policy to integrate that data into", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government monitors and verifies greenhouse gas emissions using measurement data collected through a network of sensors across the country. The Department is working closely with the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement and Modelling Advancement (GEMM...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Greenhouse Gas Emissions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24817", "person_name": "George Freeman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-10/18927/" }, { "id": 1746374, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17479", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to retire (a) HMS Albion, (b) HMS Bulwark, (c) HMS Northumberland, (d) RFA Wave Knight and (e) RFA Wave Ruler on the (i) training an", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The retirement of HMS Albion and Bulwark will not impact the operational programme of the Royal Marines, who continue to deploy globally. Both are currently held at lower readiness having not been to sea since 2023 and 2017 respectively. This Government i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Decommissioning", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17479/" }, { "id": 1747368, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "uin": "18312", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8456 on Strategic Defence Review, whether the artificial intelligence software being used to assess responses to the Strategic Defence Review was sourced from", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence is working with several technology providers in Defence's digital ecosystem to support the Strategic Defence Review (SDR). This allowed the team to leverage modern business practices and technologies to analyse a wide range of resp...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Strategic Defence Review", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-05/18312/" }, { "id": 1748346, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "uin": "18795", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 10 December 2020 to Question 126005, on Classroom Assistants: Pay, if she will provide the same salary data for (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022, and (d) 2023.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Information on the school workforce is published in the \u2018School workforce in England\u2019 statistical publication, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.The attached table prov...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Classroom Assistants: Pay", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18795/" }, { "id": 1747071, "askingMemberId": 4020, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "17787", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to continue investment in national space data activities.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Yes. The Government is investing significantly to support this element of space activity in the UK, with over \u00a3310 million of funding already committed through the European Space Agency, and a further \u00a3390 million through our membership in the EU\u2019s Copern...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Space Technology: Investment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24817", "person_name": "George Freeman", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-04/17787/" }, { "id": 1747372, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "uin": "18314", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8456 on Strategic Defence Review, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the interpretation of recommendations relating to the use of artificial intel", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "AI tools have been used to help review and analyse the high volume of submissions received during the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) process, not to make recommendations. The SDR is being led by the Reviewers, and supported by a wider team of external exp...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Strategic Defence Review", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-05/18314/" }, { "id": 1747371, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "uin": "18313", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8456 on Strategic Defence Review, if he will redraft guidelines on (a) submissions, (b) the use of executive summaries and (c) bullet pointed-recommendations ", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "No need to change guidelines on submissions, executive summaries and bullet-point recommendations has been identified. The Strategic Defence Review is being led by the Reviewers, and supported by a wider team of external experts as well as drawing on the ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Strategic Defence Review", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-05/18313/" }, { "id": 1747309, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "uin": "18279", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of cancer in teenagers and young adults in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire Integrated Car", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more patients survive, including children, teenagers, and young adults.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has set out deta...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Thames Valley", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-05/18279/" }, { "id": 1747312, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "uin": "18282", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12590 on Breast Cancer: Genetics, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional inequities in access to genetic counselling.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have launched a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the National Health Service. A central and core part of the 10-Year Health Plan will be our workforce and how we ensure we train and provide the staff, such as genetic counsellors, as well as the technology...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Breast Cancer: Genetics", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-05/18282/" }, { "id": 1748136, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "uin": "18770", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 13928 on Cancer: Health Services and with reference to the Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, CP 1210, published on 5 Dec", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "18681" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the importance of, and remains committed to meeting, all three National Health Service cancer waiting time standards across England. These are the 28-day faster diagnosis standard, the 31-day decision to treat to treatment standa...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "18681" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18770/" }, { "id": 1748474, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "uin": "19157", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to implement the recommendations of Bowel Cancer UK's report entitled Delivering the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan: A review of progress of bowel cancer in Engla", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Health Mission sets the objective of building a National Health Service fit for the future. As part of that work, and in response to Lord Darzi\u2019s report, we have launched an extensive programme of engagement to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to reform ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Bowel Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-10/19157/" }, { "id": 1748176, "askingMemberId": 5322, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "uin": "18834", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages of ADHD medication in Woking.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "18633" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. Information is not collected on a local level. The Department has been working hard with industry and NHS England to...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "18633" } ], "twfy_id": "26560", "person_name": "Will Forster", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18834/" }, { "id": 1746720, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "uin": "17733", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how will industry investment play a role in the development of autonomous offensive and defensive cyber tooling for the purpose of (a) national security and (b) defence.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4820.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "Investing in cyber security is critical to all sectors of the UK economy, enabling long-term, secure and resilient growth. The UK is an attractive destination for cyber investors, owing to its collaborative environment, access to talent and skills, world-...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cybersecurity: Investment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17733/" }, { "id": 1746709, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "uin": "17722", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to collaborate with Israeli (a) hardware and (b) software technology companies in the defence sector; and what lessons he has learned from that collaboration..", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK collaborates with a range of international partners, including Israel, to develop cutting-edge capabilities to assure the British Armed Forces' continued strategic advantage. Ministry of Defence officials engage regularly with their international c...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Israel: Defence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17722/" }, { "id": 1747378, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "uin": "18320", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's artificial intelligence software is Defence Writing compatible.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is exploring the use of AI in different ways to enhance productivity, efficiency and effectiveness by augmenting the capabilities of our people. The Department\u2019s current policy requires that all outputs generated by AI system...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-05/18320/" }, { "id": 1746710, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "uin": "17723", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how collaboration with (a) Ukrainian and (b) Israeli (i) hardware and (ii) software technology companies in the defence sector is informing the Strategic Defence Review.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Strategic Defence Review is considering all aspects of Defence, involving, and receiving inputs from other Government Departments, industry and allies and partners. Throughout this process we have collaborated with a range of international counterpart...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Israel and Ukraine: Defence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17723/" }, { "id": 1746719, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "uin": "17732", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled UK and its allies must stay one step ahead in new AI arms race, published on 25 November 2024, how will the Laboratory for AI Sec", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) was designed to build on the knowledge and experience of addressing cyber security and other national security activities across government, academia and industry. LASR is designed to complement or enhance ex...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Laboratory for AI Security Research", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17732/" }, { "id": 1746713, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "uin": "17726", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled UK and its allies must stay one step ahead in new AI arms race, published on 25 November 2024, how will industry investment play ", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) is at an early stage. We will be working closely with industry and academia to define research priorities. Examples could include the role of AI security on our critical national infrastructure and how we can...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Laboratory for AI Security Research", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17726/" }, { "id": 1746708, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "uin": "17721", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to collaborate with Ukrainian (a) hardware and (b) software technology companies in the defence sector; and what lessons he has learned from that collaboration.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "Since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has collaborated with both Ukrainian hardware and software technology companies in the defence sector.UK MOD is constantly assessing what lessons can be learned from all partnerships...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ukraine: Defence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17721/" }, { "id": 1746375, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17480", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of retiring (a) RFA Wave Knight and (b) RFA Wave Ruler on the Royal Navy's ability to support concurrent operations involving multiple carrier strike grou", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler were placed into extended readiness by the previous Government, and have not been available for operations since 2022 and 2017 respectively. As such, the retirements will have no impact on available capabilities. The Roy...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17480/" }, { "id": 1746290, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17333", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much she expects the non-Council Tax element of the core spending power of (a) Central Bedfordshire Council and (b) Bedford Borough Council to increase in 2025/26.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government published a policy statement on 28 November 2024 that confirmed that local government will receive an around 3.2% real-terms increase overall in Core Spending Power as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement 2025-26.We will set out ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government Finance: Bedfordshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17333/" }, { "id": 1746293, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17335", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what changes she expects to make to governance arrangements in Bedfordshire through the English Devolution White Paper.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "In July, the Deputy Prime Minister invited places without devolution agreements, including Bedfordshire, to come forward and submit devolution proposals for their areas. This process closed in September and the government is now working closely with local...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Bedfordshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17335/" }, { "id": 1746292, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17334", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much she expects (a) Central Bedfordshire Council and (b) Bedford Borough Council to increase council tax in 2025/26.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Council tax levels are decided by each council. The local government finance policy statement 2025 to 2026 proposed a core council tax referendum limit of up to 3% and an adult social care precept of 2% for all local authorities responsible for adult soci...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Council Tax: Bedfordshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17334/" }, { "id": 1746263, "askingMemberId": 5096, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17327", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14160 on Higher Education: VAT, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling groups of universities to share VAT-exempt costs at contr", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The requirement for groups using the cost sharing exemption to create a separate legal entity is in place to ensure that use of the exemption aligns with normal VAT principles that apply to all taxpayers. The Government keeps all taxes under review as par...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Higher Education: VAT", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26457", "person_name": "Ian Sollom", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17327/" }, { "id": 1747310, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "uin": "18280", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that young people with cancer have equity of access to age-appropriate, specialist psychological support in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West Integr", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is dedicated to ensuring all children and young people with cancer have access to psychological support to help them through their diagnosis and treatment.NHS England has published service specifications that set out the service standards r...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Thames Valley", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-05/18280/" }, { "id": 1746354, "askingMemberId": 5298, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17434", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 13971 on Financial Services: Euro, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate against the risk of the EU not extending its equivalence decision for UK cent", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4518.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "As set out in my previous response, it is a decision for EU authorities whether to extend further the Article 25 EMIR decision for UK CCPs. As the Bank of England has noted previously, there are financial stability risks which might arise from EU firms ha...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Financial Services: Euro", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26597", "person_name": "Lauren Edwards", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17434/" }, { "id": 1746388, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17489", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help train military personnel cyber warfare skills.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has invested significantly in developing its specialist cyber workforce by training cyber operators and planners at the Defence Cyber Academy augmented by single-Service environmentally specific training, to undertake cyber o...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Electronic Warfare: Training", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17489/" }, { "id": 1747313, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "uin": "18283", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12587 on Breast Cancer: Nurses, whether his Department's plans to train clinical cancer staff will be included in the (a) forthcoming NHS ten-", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has set out plans to publish a ten-year plan to reform the National Health Service. The plan will be informed by Lord Darzi\u2019s report and will include further details on how we will improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. Includin...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Breast Cancer: Health Professions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-05/18283/" }, { "id": 1746390, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17491", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on the (i) development and (ii) procurement of digital capabilities for national secur", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence routinely works with colleagues in the National Security community, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Cabinet Office on the development and procurement of digital capabilities for National Security. All of w...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "National Security: Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17491/" }, { "id": 1746389, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17490", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether frontier technologies such as (a) machine learning and (b) artificial intelligence are being used within (i) the Armed Forces and (ii) his Department to help improve workforce efficiencies.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is actively leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness across both the Armed Forces and the Department. In the business space, MOD is exploring use of info...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17490/" }, { "id": 1746383, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17488", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the costs of maintaining (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales over the next five years.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The costs of maintaining both Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers are factored into Departmental spend. These vary year on year according to generation cycle of each ship, changing equipment enhancement and capability insertions.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17488/" }, { "id": 1746382, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17487", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral evidence of 21 November 2024 to the Defence Select Committee, HC 345, what steps he is taking to ensure the planned deployments of (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales ta", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence remains committed to deploying HMS Prince of Wales as part of the Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Indo-Pacific in 2025. It would be inappropriate to discuss other planned deployments as to do so could compromise operational ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17487/" }, { "id": 1746381, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17486", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of each of the Royal Navy\u2019s Type 45 destroyers.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "As of 2 December, two Type 45 destroyers are immediately available. The remaining four are in various stages of refit and are therefore not available for operations. The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness level...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Type 45 Destroyers", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17486/" }, { "id": 1746379, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17484", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new Type (a) 45, (b) 26, (c) 31 and (d) 32 will enter service by 2030.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Type 45 is already in service with no new vessels to be built.The Type 26 is forecast to achieve Initial Operating Capability in 2028 with ships expected to enter service between 2028 and 2035.HMS Venturer will be the first in Class of the Type 31 and...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Frigates", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17484/" }, { "id": 1746378, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "17483", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected timeline is for the Type 32 frigate programme to move from the concept phase to design and procurement.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Type 32 frigate programme remains in the concept phrase and has not yet reached the level of maturity to allow publication of a specific timetable for design and procurement. This is consistent with a programme of this size and complexity at this earl...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Type 32 Frigates", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17483/" }, { "id": 1746664, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-05T00:00:00", "uin": "17684", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to invest in the recruitment and retention of radiologists in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "Information on local plans is not collected centrally by the Department. National Health Service organisations are responsible for their own recruitment, and for developing their own workforce plans based on service needs.At a national level, we are commi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Radiology: Labour Turnover and Recruitment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17684/" }, { "id": 1746584, "askingMemberId": 4805, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "17612", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Kosovan counterpart on the attack on the Iber Lepenci water canal on 28 November 2024.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": true, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": 4264.0, "dateAnswered": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Foreign Secretary messaged Kosovo's President Osmani on 30 November and on 1 December I spoke to Kosovo's Prime Minister Kurti, following the attack on critical infrastructure in northern Kosovo the previous day. We expressed our shock and welcomed...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "2024-12-09T00:00:00", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Kosovo: Inland Waterways", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25906", "person_name": "Alicia Kearns", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17612/" }, { "id": 1746712, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "17725", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support the development of cyber capabilities within the defence sector through partnerships with UK (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized technology companies.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to working collaboratively with innovators in the technology sector to improve cyber capabilities across Defence. We recognise the valuable skills, technology, and pace of development in cyber, much of which i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Defence: Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17725/" }, { "id": 1746711, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "17724", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve engagement with UK (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized technology companies through traditional prime contractors.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make a vital contribution to economic growth and are a valuable source of technical innovation in defence. This is recognised in the recently published Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent, as well as the Dep...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Defence: Technology", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17724/" }, { "id": 1746554, "askingMemberId": 4434, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "17546", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports of the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan being shelled by Rapid Support Forces.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4657.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK is appalled by recent reports of the Rapid Support Forces' indiscriminate shelling of Zamzam camp, the largest camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Sudan. There are an estimated 500,000 people living in Zamzam camp, where famine was decla...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sudan: Internally Displaced People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25324", "person_name": "Stephen Gethins", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17546/" }, { "id": 1746585, "askingMemberId": 4805, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "17613", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the attack on the Iber Lepenci water canal in Kosovo on 28 November 2024.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "Following the 29 November attack on critical infrastructure in northern Kosovo, our immediate priorities are to demonstrate our support and solidarity with Kosovo; to work with Kosovo and international partners to ensure a credible, evidence-based investi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Kosovo: Inland Waterways", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25906", "person_name": "Alicia Kearns", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17613/" }, { "id": 1746589, "askingMemberId": 4805, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "17616", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has discussed the attack on the Iber Lepenci water canal in Kosovo with the Foreign Ministers of (a) the EU, (b) the USA, (c) France, (d) Italy and (e) Germany.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "I discussed the attack on critical infrastructure in northern Kosovo on 3 December with French Minister for European Affairs. I also discussed the situation with fellow NATO members at the NATO Foreign Ministerial Meeting on 3 December. On the same day, t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Kosovo: Inland Waterways", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25906", "person_name": "Alicia Kearns", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17616/" }, { "id": 1746588, "askingMemberId": 4805, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2024-12-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "uin": "17615", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will increase the number of British military personnel deployed to KFOR following the attack on the Iber Lepenci water canal on 28 November 2024.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2024-12-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "The size and shape of NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission is an operational matter for NATO. 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Both are currently held at lower readiness having not been to sea since 2023 and 2017 respectively. 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Both are currently held at lower readiness having not been to sea since 2023 and 2017 respectively. 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This will be further underpinned by increases in planning fees that will help improve the resourcing of p...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Planning: Devon and Somerset", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26543", "person_name": "Rachel Gilmour", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-09/23075/" }, { "id": 1757976, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-24T00:00:00", "uin": "25900", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to fund the ongoing maintenance of the Royal Berkshire Hospital until it is rebuilt.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The safety of National Health Service staff and patients is of vital importance to the Government. That is why repairing and rebuilding our hospitals is a key part of our ambition to create an NHS that is fit for the future through our 10-Year Health Plan...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Royal Berkshire Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-22/25900/" }, { "id": 1757977, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "uin": "25901", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's New Hospitals Programme: plan for implementation, published on 20 January 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the delay in the Royal Berk", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 January 2025 to Question 25505.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-01-28T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Royal Berkshire Hospital: Construction", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-22/25901/" }, { "id": 1755318, "askingMemberId": 4781, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-16T00:00:00", "uin": "23857", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of alleged errors made by the NHS Business Service Authority on (a) doctors pensions saving statements a", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department recognises that the service received by impacted individuals was not acceptable and will negatively impact their personal pension tax affairs. The Department became aware of a calculation error in 2023/24 Pension Savings Statements issued b...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25805", "person_name": "Luke Evans", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-14/23857/" }, { "id": 1757233, "askingMemberId": 4434, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-24T00:00:00", "uin": "25256", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on helping to ensure the warring parties in Sudan comply with (a) the Jeddah Declaration and (b) their obligat", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4657.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Foreign Secretary has engaged with international partners on the importance of holding the warring parties accountable to international humanitarian law and the commitments they made in Jeddah to allow humanitarian access and ensure the protection of ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sudan: International Humanitarian Law", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25324", "person_name": "Stephen Gethins", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-21/25256/" }, { "id": 1757230, "askingMemberId": 4434, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-24T00:00:00", "uin": "25254", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to use diplomatic ties with (a) Turkey, (b) Qatar and (c) other countries in the region to advance humanitarian efforts in Sudan.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4657.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK continues to use diplomatic ties with Qatar and other regional partners to advance humanitarian efforts in Sudan. 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We recognise that cancer in teenagers and young people is different to cancer in adults and children, and that age-appropriate care is nec...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Young People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-21/25517/" }, { "id": 1757446, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-23T00:00:00", "uin": "25515", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the forthcoming national cancer plan will consult teenagers and young people with cancer.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has been clear that there should be a national cancer plan, and we are now in discussions about what form it should take, including how we will account for children and young people. We will develop and publish the 10-Year Health Plan befor...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Young People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-21/25515/" }, { "id": 1757231, "askingMemberId": 4434, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-24T00:00:00", "uin": "25255", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on whether violations of international humanitarian law have been committed by warring parties in Sudan.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4657.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Foreign Secretary has raised the humanitarian situation in Sudan with many of his counterparts, including the Foreign Ministers of Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar. The Foreign Secretary also hosted a roundtable on the humanitarian situatio...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sudan: International Humanitarian Law", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25324", "person_name": "Stephen Gethins", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-21/25255/" }, { "id": 1757361, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-24T00:00:00", "uin": "25512", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to retain the three objectives on cancer in the forthcoming NHS Priorities and Operational Planning Guidance.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Operational Planning Guidance is due to be published within the coming weeks. 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Blood cancer is included as a distinct category, labelled haematological neo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blood Cancer: Diagnosis", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-20/25064/" }, { "id": 1756917, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-23T00:00:00", "uin": "25060", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide funding for the recruitment and retention of the oncology workforce in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, 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"uin": "25059", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS Trusts paid to private companies for (a) outsourcing and (b) locums for radiology services in the most recent period for which information is available.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "NHS England does not hold this information centrally.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Radiology", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-20/25059/" }, { "id": 1755956, 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"questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the electronic music and nightclub sector on the night-time culture economy.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "24379" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is working closely with the live music industry to support the music and nightclub sectors.The Government response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report on grassroots music venues sets out our commitment to working with ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Night-time Economy: Nightclubs and Music Venues", 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We will get the NHS ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-01-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "25061" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-20/25062/" }, { "id": 1756918, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-22T00:00:00", "uin": "25061", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons why NHS Trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day cancer waiting time standard.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "25062" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "No assessment has been made of the reasons why some National Health Service trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day and 62-day cancer waiting time standards, however we know that patients are waiting too long for cancer treatment. We will get the NHS ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-01-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "25062" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-20/25061/" }, { "id": 1757042, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-22T00:00:00", "uin": "25065", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to set an early diagnosis target for blood cancers.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are determined to take all the necessary steps to improve early diagnosis for all cancers, including blood cancer. To accomplish this, the National Health Service is implementing non-specific symptom pathways for patients who present with symptoms such...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blood Cancer: Diagnosis", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-20/25065/" }, { "id": 1755915, "askingMemberId": 5220, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-17T00:00:00", "uin": "24358", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities will be resuming the annual evidence reviews on tobacco-based products previously undertaken by Public Health England.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Public Health England did not previously publish annual evidence reviews on tobacco-based products. However, Public Health England did publish a series of reports on nicotine vaping products over 10 years. They are available at the following link:https://...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Tobacco: Reviews", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26589", "person_name": "Tristan Osborne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-15/24358/" }, { "id": 1757040, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-22T00:00:00", "uin": "25063", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the process for developing the new national cancer plan will include consultation with cancer (a) charities and (b) patient representative bodies.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises that a cancer-specific approach is needed to meet the challenges in cancer care, and the value in engaging in wide-ranging and meaningful engagement and consultation on how cancer services can meet the needs of those living with ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-20/25063/" }, { "id": 1755317, "askingMemberId": 4781, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-16T00:00:00", "uin": "23856", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of referring the NHS Business Services Authority to the Pensions Regulator, in the context of concerns with the annual allowance.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The NHS Business Services Authority has proactively informed the regulator of an error in the pension growth calculations which affects 2023/24 Pension Savings Statements.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25805", "person_name": "Luke Evans", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-14/23856/" }, { "id": 1754423, "askingMemberId": 5054, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-14T00:00:00", "uin": "23187", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of participants in university Officer Training Corps complete the (a) Army Reserve Commissioning Course and (b) Commissioning Course for Regular Officers.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The information requested is provided below. 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Raising awareness, delivering more research, including into new treatments, and improving early diagnosis of cancers, which includes blood re...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Leukaemia", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-13/23624/" }, { "id": 1752666, "askingMemberId": 4474, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "uin": "22032", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to integrate the regulatory requirements for private landlords of (a) the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, (b) the Decent Homes Standard, (c) the Socia", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognises the importance of safe, warm homes for the millions of tenants living in the private rented sector (PRS). Through the Renters\u2019 Rights Bill we will apply a Decent Homes Standard to the PRS to give renters safer, better value homes...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Private Rented Housing: Standards", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25415", "person_name": "Kevin Hollinrake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-06/22032/" }, { "id": 1753067, "askingMemberId": 4474, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "uin": "22330", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether private landlords will be required to pay an ongoing fee to register with the (a) Private Rented Sector database and (b) private rented sector landlord ombudsman in addit", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Renters\u2019 Rights Bill includes provisions for the Private Rented Sector Database to be funded through fees charged to private landlords when they register. The new service will bring substantial benefits to landlords \u2013 providing a single source of info...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Private Rented Housing: Fees and Charges", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25415", "person_name": "Kevin Hollinrake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-07/22330/" }, { "id": 1755228, "askingMemberId": 4777, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-17T00:00:00", "uin": "23843", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure grassroots (a) women's and (b) girls' football clubs have the facilities they need to (i) play and (ii) train.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", 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Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has announced that there will be a single patient record that allow all providers access to a comprehensive record, to relevant depth and with appropriate safeguards. 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Emergency works are needed to deal with danger to life and urgent works are needed, for example, to repair le...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Road Works", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-13/23509/" }, { "id": 1754782, "askingMemberId": 5050, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-15T00:00:00", "uin": "23510", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the utilities industry on minimising disruption caused by street works.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Transport works closely with industry stakeholders, including utility companies, as we continue to review our legislation, statutory guidance and guidance, to identify areas where the regime can be improved to minimise the impact of str...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Road Works", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-13/23510/" }, { "id": 1752812, "askingMemberId": 1524, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "uin": "21979", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps to encourage insurance companies to insure buildings with a PAS 9980 assessment of (a) low and (b) medium tolerable that do not require remediat", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "Building owners are responsible for ensuring that buildings have appropriate buildings insurance in place.The government encourages insurance companies to provide suitable, fairly-priced insurance for all blocks of flats, whatever the conclusion of the Fi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Buildings: Insurance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11605", "person_name": "Meg Hillier", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-06/21979/" }, { "id": 1754915, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-16T00:00:00", "uin": "23599", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to announce which local authorities have been selected for the devolution priority programme.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "We received proposals from a number of local authorities on 10 January expressing interest in joining the Devolution Priority Programme. We are reviewing these at pace, and we hope to announce places on the Programme in the coming weeks.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Devolution", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-13/23599/" }, { "id": 1754126, "askingMemberId": 5054, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "uin": "23018", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with refence to the Council of Reserve Forces and Cadets\u2019 Associations' Annual Statutory Report 2024, published on 17 December 2024, what steps he has taken to ensure training courses are adapted to take account ", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are very grateful for the work of the External Scrutiny Team in producing their Council of Reserve Forces\u2019 and Cadets\u2019 Associations Annual Statutory Report 2024. All Ministry of Defence (MOD) training courses are delivered in accordance with Defence Sy...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Reserve Forces: Training", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26340", "person_name": "Calvin Bailey", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-09/23018/" }, { "id": 1752531, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "21863", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the provision of air cleaning units to education facilities.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "21862" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4653.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department regularly reviews its guidance to ensure that it aligns with best practice and industry standards, to deliver high-quality school environments.Between January 2022 and April 2023, the department provided over 9,000 air cleaning units to ove...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Educational Institutions: Air Conditioning", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21862" } ], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-03/21863/" }, { "id": 1752530, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "21862", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on the guidance for schools on mitigating poor air quality.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "21863" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4653.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department regularly reviews its guidance to ensure that it aligns with best practice and industry standards, to deliver high-quality school environments.Between January 2022 and April 2023, the department provided over 9,000 air cleaning units to ove...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Air Pollution", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "questionUin": "21863" } ], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-03/21862/" }, { "id": 1753694, "askingMemberId": 5138, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "uin": "22792", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of AI road cameras at reducing road accidents in high risk areas.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Transport has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of AI road cameras at reducing road crashes in high-risk areas. However, trials of new technology including the use of AI cameras in small scale operational activity has been car...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Roads: Cameras", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26388", "person_name": "Ian Roome", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-08/22792/" }, { "id": 1753748, "askingMemberId": 5128, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-15T00:00:00", "uin": "22788", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Central Bank of Bangladesh in repatriating UK-based assets diverted illegally from that country.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4523.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK is committed to assisting investigative, prosecuting and judicial authorities in combating international crime. We have robust illicit finance legislation and instruments which can be used to support asset recovery requests. We would not comment on...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Bangladesh: Assets", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26368", "person_name": "Phil Brickell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-08/22788/" }, { "id": 1754072, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "uin": "23072", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance to NHS Trusts on adopting a standardised FOI request system.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department has no intention to publish guidance on how National Health Service trusts respond to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Guidance for organisations on responding to FOIs is published by the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS Trusts: Freedom of Information", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-09/23072/" }, { "id": 1752871, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "uin": "22210", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many air cleaning units were provided to education facilities in (a) Birmingham Northfield constituency, (b) Birmingham, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England since 2020.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4653.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "Between January 2022 and April 2023, the department provided over 9,000 air cleaning units to over 1,300 education and childcare settings that had been identified with poor ventilation.Four air cleaning units were provided to education settings in the Bir...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Educational Institutions: Air Conditioning", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-06/22210/" }, { "id": 1754046, "askingMemberId": 4651, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-14T00:00:00", "uin": "22971", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the US Surgeon General\u2019s recommendations to include health warnings on alcohol labels; and whether he has plans to re-v", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to building a National Health Service fit for the future, with a greater emphasis on the prevention of avoidable health harms, supporting people to live well for longer.We have noted the United States Surgeon General\u2019s recommen...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25642", "person_name": "Dan Carden", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-09/22971/" }, { "id": 1753952, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-14T00:00:00", "uin": "23073", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21859, on Flexible Working Taskforce, on what dates that taskforce met in each year from 2018 to 2022.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4418.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Flexible Working Taskforce met on fourteen occasions between 2018 and 2022.The dates of these meetings were:29 March 2018; 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We are working to verify the data and establish its...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "General Practitioners: Recruitment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-07/22476/" }, { "id": 1752351, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "21854", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the research her Department commissioned from London Economics on large scale commercial prize draws.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is still considering the findings of the independent research, which looked at the size and nature of the prize draw market, as well as possible gambling harm associated with these products. This research is informing our policy considerati...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Prize Money: Research", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-03/21854/" }, { "id": 1752340, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "21652", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the number of white working-class boys taking up apprenticeships.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "Meeting the skills needs of the next decade is central to delivering all of the government's five missions \u2013 economic growth, opportunity for all, a stronger NHS, safer streets, and clean energy. Through delivering the Opportunity and Growth Missions, we ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Apprentices: Boys", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-03/21652/" }, { "id": 1752339, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "21651", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the number of white working-class boys attending university.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "This government will act to address the persistent gaps for different groups and break down the barriers to opportunity. Opportunity should be available to all but too many people across our country do not get the chance to succeed. Whilst many higher edu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Universities: Boys", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-03/21651/" }, { "id": 1753224, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "uin": "22475", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 18282 on Breast Cancer: Genetics, whether workforce planning for genetic councillors will prioritise areas that have regional inequities in acc", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "Each of the seven NHS Genomic Medicine Service regions is reviewing its local workforce strategies and people plans to understand the support needed for patients requiring genomic testing, including genetic counsellors. 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NHS England had previously established a task-and-finish group to gather, collate, and compile available information to establish Systemic An...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Medical Treatments", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-03/21829/" }, { "id": 1752527, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "21833", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the additional funding announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 for the National Institute for Health and Care Research will be allocated.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The 2025/26 settlement for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) will fund research into a range of health and care challenges facing the population. 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This government is committed to resetting...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Teachers", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-03/21860/" }, { "id": 1752483, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "21830", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the regional variation in (a) access and (b) uptake to timely treatments for blood cancer patients.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1506.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "We will get the National Health Service diagnosing blood cancer earlier and treating it faster. We will start by delivering an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week, as the first step to ensuring early diagnosis and faster treatment.T...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-03/21830/" }, { "id": 1752415, "askingMemberId": 5182, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "21814", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-01-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government\u2019s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund is providing local authorities in England with over \u00a3380m to support the installation of tens of thousands of public chargepoints. As well as significant funding, the Government continues to make...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Electric Vehicles: Charging Points", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26425", "person_name": "Charlotte Cane", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-03/21814/" }, { "id": 1759919, "askingMemberId": 5182, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-03T00:00:00", "uin": "27361", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support community energy projects.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": 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"questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 28, "answeringBodyName": "Wales Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-28/26996/" }, { "id": 1759436, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-28T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-30T00:00:00", "uin": "26995", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 2, "answeringBodyName": "Scotland Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-28/26995/" }, { "id": 1759435, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-28T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-30T00:00:00", "uin": "26994", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 21, "answeringBodyName": "Northern Ireland Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-28/26994/" }, { "id": 1759253, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-28T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-30T00:00:00", "uin": "26861", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions the New Towns Taskforce has had with (a) Bedford Borough Council, (b) Central Bedfordshire Council and (c) Luton Borough Council.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-28/26861/" }, { "id": 1759148, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26751", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Justice: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26751/" }, { "id": 1759146, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26749", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26749/" }, { "id": 1759145, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26748", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Defence: Bidfood", "attachments": [], 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"heading": "Treasury: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26745/" }, { "id": 1759141, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26744", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26744/" }, { "id": 1759140, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26743", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department of Health and Social Care: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26743/" }, { "id": 1759139, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26742", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Work and Pensions: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26742/" }, { "id": 1759138, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26741", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Transport: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26741/" }, { "id": 1759137, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26740", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26740/" }, { "id": 1759136, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26739", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26739/" }, { "id": 1759135, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26738", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26738/" }, { "id": 1759134, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26737", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Education: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26737/" }, { "id": 1759133, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26736", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26736/" }, { "id": 1759132, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26735", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Business and Trade: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26735/" }, { "id": 1759131, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26734", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department or (ii) agencies of his Department.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cabinet Office: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26734/" }, { "id": 1759130, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26733", "questionText": "To ask the Solicitor General, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.", "answeringBodyId": 88, "answeringBodyName": "Attorney General", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", 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"questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to include cancer prevention within the National Cancer Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Preventive Medicine", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26658/" }, { "id": 1758918, "askingMemberId": 1593, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "26461", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has reviewed policy on recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus since 2020.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cyprus: Recognition of States", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11374", "person_name": "Sammy Wilson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26461/" }, { "id": 1758231, "askingMemberId": 5050, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-01-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-01-27T00:00:00", "uin": "26106", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate infrastructure is in place before new housing is built.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": "", "answerIsCorrection": "", "answeringMemberId": "", "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "", "answerText": "", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Housing: Construction", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26316", "person_name": "Lewis Cocking", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-23/26106/" }, { "id": 1757780, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": 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"answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Supporting unpaid carers is a cross-Government issue which requires cross-Government support. 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These efforts are part of our continued comm...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer and Tomography: Recruitment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-13/31610/" }, { "id": 1763283, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "29833", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of GPs recruited through the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme in (a) 2024 and (b) 2023 (i) in total and (ii) per integrated care board.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "29832" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "731 places were available on the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme in 2023, while 777 places were available in 2024. 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However, the plan will address the unique experiences of children and young people with cancer. To support this, on 4 February 2025, we relaunched the Children and Young Peo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Children and Young People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-27/34482/" }, { "id": 1778974, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-03T00:00:00", "uin": "34113", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure the National Cancer Plan includes prevention measures to help tackle the wider modifiable risk factors of cancer beyond smoking.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has announced that a National Cancer Plan for England will be published this year.The Government recognises the importance of primary and secondary prevention within a holistic approach...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-26/34113/" }, { "id": 1779507, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-03T00:00:00", "uin": "34478", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of potential impact of levels of deprivation on the mortality rate among cholangiocarcinoma patients.", 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Earlier diagnosis is also linked to better outcomes ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-27/34486/" }, { "id": 1778975, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-03T00:00:00", "uin": "34114", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to strengthen (a) early intervention and (b) prevention strategies to reduce the number of people entering the cancer pathway.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "To improve early intervention, NHS England is running the Help Us, Help You campaign, which was relaunched on 6 January 2025. 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Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has invested significant funding into the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which leads on research into screening programmes. 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Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Strangford on 23 January 2025 to Question 24851.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Education", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-27/34484/" }, { "id": 1779480, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-03T00:00:00", "uin": "34471", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness of cholangiocarcinoma.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Strangford on 23 January 2025 to Question 24851.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Bile Duct Cancer", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-27/34471/" }, { "id": 1779509, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-03T00:00:00", "uin": "34480", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the survival rates of people with (a) intrahepatic and (b) extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "34472" ], "answerIsHolding": false, 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"questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the prognosis rate for cholangiocarcinoma.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "34480" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Health Service is taking crucial steps to improve cancer outcomes for patients across England, including for intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.For stageable cancers, such as cholangiocarcinoma, there is a clear link between ear...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Bile Duct Cancer", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-02-27T00:00:00", "questionUin": 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The Government regularly reviews it\u2019s grant process and routinely seeks applicant feedback. The Government also continues to engage positively with AstraZeneca, including on the new In...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "AstraZeneca: Merseyside", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/32491/" }, { "id": 1767021, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-25T00:00:00", "uin": "32593", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) reintroduce a Subject Knowledge Enhancement Grant for Religious Education (RE) and (b) increase recruitment of teachers of RE more broadly.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "32592" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "The below tables show the number of candidates who received a religious education (RE) subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) grant in each month since October 2022.The previous government took the decision to cut funding for RE SKEs from April 2024 alongsid...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Religion: Education", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-02-21T00:00:00", "questionUin": "32592" } ], "twfy_id": "26569", "person_name": "Manuela Perteghella", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/32593/" }, { "id": 1767020, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-25T00:00:00", "uin": "32592", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the successful applicants to secondary teacher training for Religious Education received a Subject Knowledge Enhancement grant in each month since September 2022 .", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "32593" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "The below tables show the number of candidates who received a religious education (RE) subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) grant in each month since October 2022.The previous government took the decision to cut funding for RE SKEs from April 2024 alongsid...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Religion: Secondary Education", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-02-21T00:00:00", "questionUin": "32593" } ], "twfy_id": "26569", "person_name": "Manuela Perteghella", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/32592/" }, { "id": 1766635, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-25T00:00:00", "uin": "32317", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February to Question 29747 on AstraZeneca, if he will place a copy of the requested letter in the House of Commons Library.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "Due to commercial confidentiality considerations, we are unable to place the requested letter in the House of Commons Library. 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Defra ministers and officials meet regularly with a variety of growers (including a number of Producer Organisation members) from across the sector to discuss a wide range of issues. 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Defra ministers and officials meet regularly with a variety of growers (including a number of Producer Organisation members) from across the sector to discuss a wide range of issues. 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While currently operating in shadow form, Skills England will (subject to final approvals) be established as an Executive Agency of the depa...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Public Sector: Equality", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26601", "person_name": "Andrew Pakes", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-13/31746/" }, { "id": 1765150, "askingMemberId": 5313, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-24T00:00:00", "uin": "31387", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of Ofcom's role in regulating the BBC's impact on fair and effective competition in radio.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of the government. It has a responsibility under its Royal Charter to have particular regard for the effects of its activities on competition in the United Kingdom. This includes requirements to work co...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Radio: Competition", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26555", "person_name": "Z\u00f6e Franklin", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-12/31387/" }, { "id": 1765645, "askingMemberId": 5214, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-24T00:00:00", "uin": "31725", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with Network Rail on the potential merits of a Devizes Parkway railway station.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "Future rail infrastructure investment will be considered as part of the current Spending Review, which will conclude in June 2025.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railway Stations: Devizes", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26509", "person_name": "Brian Mathew", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-13/31725/" }, { "id": 1766886, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-26T00:00:00", "uin": "32458", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff employed by single academy trusts were paid (a) between \u00a3150,000 and \u00a3199,999, (b) between \u00a3200,000 and \u00a3249,999 and (c) in excess of \u00a3250,000 in each of the last five years by trust.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "31728" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department collates and publishes data annually in the \u2018Academies sector annual report and accounts\u2019 on the number of academy trusts with an individual staff member whose emoluments are above \u00a3100,000. 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The grant distribution methodology has been published in an explanatory note on the government website: https://www.gov.uk/go...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Employers' Contributions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-02-11T00:00:00", "questionUin": "30904" } ], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-11/30736/" }, { "id": 1764096, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "30441", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by GPOnline entitled Registrars delaying GP qualification because they can\u2019t find jobs, says LMC, published on 7 February 2025, what assessment he has made of the poten", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "We hugely value the critical role that general practitioners (GPs) play and are determined to address the issues they face by shifting the focus of the National Health Service beyond hospitals and into the community.The Government committed to recruiting ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "General Practitioners: Training", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-10/30441/" }, { "id": 1764091, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "30438", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage Integrated Care Boards to invest in Primary Care.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "Primary care services are the front door to the health service for most people, and the key to earlier diagnosis. 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Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted on this matter in due course.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Astrazeneca", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-06/29747/" }, { "id": 1763137, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "29741", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had with AstraZeneca on vaccine production at Speke.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "My department and I are closely engaged with AstraZeneca as we develop our new modern industrial strategy, which will focus on the sectors with the highest growth opportunity for the economy, including Life Sciences. 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Member for Havant of 3 February 2025, Official Report, column 552, for what reason the letter from AstraZeneca of 9 July 2025 to the ", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has had numerous discussions with AstraZeneca about their proposed investment into Speke. 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They will be issuing an up to date 2023/24 pension saving statement to all ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25805", "person_name": "Luke Evans", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-03/28135/" }, { "id": 1762215, "askingMemberId": 4781, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-11T00:00:00", "uin": "29034", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times he has met with the leadership of the NHS Business Service Authority since 4 July 2024.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Minister of State for Health met with the leadership of the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) on 9 December 2024, and regular meetings are now being scheduled.As a Special Health Authority and Arm\u2019s-Length Body of the Department, there are quar...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS Business Services Authority", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25805", "person_name": "Luke Evans", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-05/29034/" }, { "id": 1762217, "askingMemberId": 4781, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-11T00:00:00", "uin": "29035", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review into the performance of the NHS Business Services Authority.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) underwent an independent review in 2023 as part of the Cabinet Office led Public Body Review programme, and was assessed as \u2018a high performing Arm\u2019s-Length Body\u2019. The review is available at the following link:h...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS Business Services Authority: Standards", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25805", "person_name": "Luke Evans", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-05/29035/" }, { "id": 1763102, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "29706", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the National Institute for Health and Care Research will be involved in the formulation of the National Cancer Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "29703" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department launched the call for evidence for the National Cancer Plan on 4 February 2025. Individuals, professionals and organisations are invited to share their views on our new online platform on how we can improve cancer care and outcomes. The pla...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-02-06T00:00:00", "questionUin": "29703" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-06/29706/" }, { "id": 1763099, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "29703", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who he plans to consult on the National Cancer Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "29706" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department launched the call for evidence for the National Cancer Plan on 4 February 2025. Individuals, professionals and organisations are invited to share their views on our new online platform on how we can improve cancer care and outcomes. The pla...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-02-06T00:00:00", "questionUin": "29706" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-06/29703/" }, { "id": 1764703, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "902726", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has set a target for research and development expenditure in 2030.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Departmental budgets are currently set up to the end of financial year 2025/26. The government is currently in the middle of a Spending Review, which will set out the government\u2019s spending plans for R&D through to 2029/30. This will conclude in June 2...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Research: Expenditure", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-06/902726/" }, { "id": 1761915, "askingMemberId": 5214, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-06T00:00:00", "uin": "28792", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help prevent Russian interference in UK democratic processes.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4820.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the honourable member to my previous answer dated 20/01/2025 [UIN 23400].", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Russia: Subversion", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26509", "person_name": "Brian Mathew", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-04/28792/" }, { "id": 1763284, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "29834", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) has led to considerable diversification of the general practitioner (GP) workforce and has been key in delivering additional appointments. The ARRS has enabled primary care networks to recruit a diverse ran...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "General Practitioners: Recruitment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-06/29834/" }, { "id": 1761382, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-05T00:00:00", "uin": "28337", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, how she plans to reform the relationship between town and parish councils and principal local", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The English Devolution White Paper was clear that we know people value the role of governance at the community scale. We will therefore want to see stronger community arrangements when reorganisation happens in the way councils engage at a neighbourhood o...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Parish and Town Councils", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-03/28337/" }, { "id": 1761254, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-05T00:00:00", "uin": "28209", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21831 on Cancer: Drugs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the findings on page 21 of ", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government wants National Health Service patients to benefit from effective NHS treatments at a price that is fair to the NHS and the taxpayer. It is important that we have a system in place for making evidence-based decisions on whether new medicines...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Drugs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-03/28209/" }, { "id": 1761425, "askingMemberId": 5220, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-05T00:00:00", "uin": "28368", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide (a) funding and (b) other support to the Tranzfuser programme.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recently announced \u00a35.5 million funding for the UK Games Fund (UKGF) for the financial year 2025/26 to support early-stage games studios and talent. This funding will support all existing strands of the UKGF, including the Tranzfuser progra...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Video Games: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26589", "person_name": "Tristan Osborne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-03/28368/" }, { "id": 1761829, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "28706", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26736 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Bidfood, what contracts (a) under the value of \u00a312,000 and (b) tendered before 2015 and sub", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "Core Department: DCMS does not hold any active contracts, nor any contracts since 1st April 2015 with BFS Group Limited and its subsidiaries. To the best of our knowledge, we do not hold any information on Bidfood contracts tendered before 2015, noting th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Bidfood", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-04/28706/" }, { "id": 1761657, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "28588", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of items of correspondence from Parliamentarians received by (a) his Department, (b) himself and (c) his ministerial team have not received a substantive response in ea", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is committed to meeting the target of responding to at least 80% of correspondence from Hon. Members within 20 working days. Parliament has a right to hold ministers to account. The Leader of the House of Commons wrote to all Cabinet member...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-04/28588/" }, { "id": 1762039, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "28862", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23535 on Hawk Aircraft, what plans his Department has for the replacement of the Hawk T1 by 2030; and whether it is his policy to maintain a sovereign jet tra", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 December 2024 for Question 16460 to the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mark Francois).", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hawk Aircraft", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-04/28862/" }, { "id": 1762038, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "28861", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23535 on Hawk Aircraft, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high fatigue index in the remaining Hawk T1 fleet on the total number of av", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Hawk T1 is not employed in a flying training role. The Hawk T1 airframes are solely allocated to sustaining the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows.As given in the answer to Question 23535, across all airframes we have retained more than suffic...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hawk Aircraft", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-04/28861/" }, { "id": 1762037, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "28860", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost is to maintain the Hawk T1 fleet under the existing fleet maintenance contract.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "There are two support contracts in place to support the Hawk TMk1 to its out of service date in March 2030 and the Hawk TMk2 to 2033. Specific terms and conditions are subject to commercial confidentiality. In the financial year from 2023-24 the value for...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hawk Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-04/28860/" }, { "id": 1762035, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "28858", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the total cost to the public purse of training personnel on jet aircraft in (a) the UK and (b) overseas in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the total training budget each represents.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) cost for the Fast Jet training element over the last 5 years was circa \u00a3500.4 million. That includes fixed and multiple variable costs such as fuel, instructor and trainee salary, infrastructure/accommodatio...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Military Aircraft: Training", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-04/28858/" }, { "id": 1762034, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "28857", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel have been trained on jet aircraft in (a) the UK and (b) overseas in each of the last five years; and in which countries overseas training has taken place.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "In the last five years there have been 82 UK personnel trained on fast jet (FJ) aircraft in the UK and 22 UK personnel trained on fast jet aircraft overseas. Overseas training has taken place in the USA and Italy. 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The latest data on planning application statistics can be found on gov.uk here. Data on housing starts and completions can be found on gov.uk here. The ma...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Housing: Construction", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-31/42681/" }, { "id": 1780421, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-06T00:00:00", "uin": "35076", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the hon. 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Our vision is a thriving local media that ca...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Press", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-03-27T00:00:00", "questionUin": "41988" } ], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-27/42120/" }, { "id": 1788375, "askingMemberId": 5340, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-25T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-27T00:00:00", "uin": "41250", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage transparency from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities when allocating funds for the Horse Race Betting Levy.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-01T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is not involved in the allocation of funds from the Horserace Betting Levy (HBL). 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Since this time, the Government has invested \u00a358 million in research through two specific fu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Long Covid: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-24/40734/" }, { "id": 1788399, "askingMemberId": 5340, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-25T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-27T00:00:00", "uin": "41274", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Border Inspection Post at Stansted Airport on the British horseracing industry; and whether he pla", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra is aware that Stansted has signalled an intention to relocate its Border Inspection Post to another site and that the timing of this remains uncertain. This is a commercial decision for the airport\u2019s owners. No application to de-designate the existi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Stansted Airport: Import Controls", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26622", "person_name": "Jack Rankin", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-25/41274/" }, { "id": 1788400, "askingMemberId": 5340, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-25T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-27T00:00:00", "uin": "41275", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to implement a national Digital Equine ID system to ensure the traceability of all horses.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government recognises the importance of the equine sector to the UK economy and to improving equine identification and traceability. We have no current plans to...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Horse Passports", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26622", "person_name": "Jack Rankin", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-25/41275/" }, { "id": 1788401, "askingMemberId": 5340, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-25T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-27T00:00:00", "uin": "41276", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) help ensure food is not contaminated with horsemeat and (b) improve the traceability of horses in Great Britain.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is the national authority responsible for food safety and food hygiene across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 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This includes mis- and dis- information where it is assess...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Artificial Intelligence: Children", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-21/40359/" }, { "id": 1787359, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-25T00:00:00", "uin": "40358", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Ofcom requires all user-to-user services to remove child sexual abuse content from their platforms.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Online Safety Act creates new duties on online services to tackle illegal content and activity. The strongest duties are to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation (CSEA) and to stop child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from being shared. Th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Internet: Offences against Children", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-21/40358/" }, { "id": 1788048, "askingMemberId": 5340, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "uin": "40982", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Gambling Commission has taken to ensure compliance with the Growth Duty under Section 108 of the Deregulation Act 2015; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impa", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Gambling Commission is required by its statutory functions to strike a balance between supporting the growth of regulated businesses and providing protection for consumers and society. The Commission\u2019s statement of principles for licensing and regulat...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling Commission: Economic Growth", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26622", "person_name": "Jack Rankin", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-24/40982/" }, { "id": 1784630, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "uin": "38323", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support early years childcare providers with their funding arrangements.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4653.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government has been clear in our commitment to the early years. It is our ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, improving the life chances for every child and the work choices for eve...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Childcare: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-13/38323/" }, { "id": 1783940, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-14T00:00:00", "uin": "37779", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2025 to Question 26151 on Schools: Admissions, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of pupils and (b) school capacity for (i) Central Bedfordshire, (ii) Bedford Boro", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "Data on state-funded school places is published at local authority level in the annual \u2018School capacity\u2019 publication. The full release can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity.The latest availa...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Admissions and Pupil Numbers", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-12/37779/" }, { "id": 1787258, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-25T00:00:00", "uin": "40340", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the recruitment of additional ecologists in local government.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Since November 2021, the Government has committed over \u00a335 million to Local planning authorities (LPAs) to help them prepare for and implement biodiversity net gain. Defra has confirmed funding up to the end of 2024/25 and will confirm for 2025/26 shortly...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Ecology", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-21/40340/" }, { "id": 1788398, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-25T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "uin": "41273", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in state-funded schools were educated in special schools in each year from 2010-11.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department publishes data on the number of children in special schools and the total number of pupils in state-funded schools in the following publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Special Educational Needs: Schools", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-25/41273/" }, { "id": 1787047, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "40039", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's contingency plans to tackle quantum cyber threats; and if he will conduct a comparative assessment on the effectiveness of these ", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "40037", "40038" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognises the cyber threats posed by quantum computing. The NCSC recently issued new guidance to help organisations prepare for and protect against threats posed by future developments in quantum computing [https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Quantum Technology: Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40037" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40038" } ], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/40039/" }, { "id": 1787046, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "40038", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) guidance and (b) resources he is providing to (i) small and medium enterprises and (ii) other businesses to help (A) prepare for and (B) mitigate quantum cyber risks.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "40037", "40039" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognises the cyber threats posed by quantum computing. The NCSC recently issued new guidance to help organisations prepare for and protect against threats posed by future developments in quantum computing [https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Quantum Technology: Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40037" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40039" } ], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/40038/" }, { "id": 1787045, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "40037", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help tackle the threat posed by quantum computing to cybersecurity infrastructure.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "40038", "40039" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognises the cyber threats posed by quantum computing. The NCSC recently issued new guidance to help organisations prepare for and protect against threats posed by future developments in quantum computing [https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Quantum Technology: Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40038" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40039" } ], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/40037/" }, { "id": 1787036, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "40034", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will ensure that data centres are (a) secure and (b) resilient.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "40033" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Our current cyber security laws \u2013 the NIS Regulations (2018) \u2013 are inherited from the EU and are the UK\u2019s only cross-sector cyber security-specific legislation. The cyber threat has since evolved since 2018 due to AI and other technology and geopolitical ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Data Centres: Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40033" } ], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/40034/" }, { "id": 1787035, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "40033", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) cyber security laws and (b) supporting regulatory guidance in preventing supply chain attacks on critical (i) services and (ii) i", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "40034" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Our current cyber security laws \u2013 the NIS Regulations (2018) \u2013 are inherited from the EU and are the UK\u2019s only cross-sector cyber security-specific legislation. The cyber threat has since evolved since 2018 due to AI and other technology and geopolitical ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cybersecurity: Infrastructure", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40034" } ], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/40033/" }, { "id": 1787038, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "40035", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) AI-enabled and (b) other cyber attacks on economic (i) security and (ii) competitiveness.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "40031", "40032" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Cyber security is a priority for the government. We are taking action to protect businesses, citizens and essential services against cyber threats. Last year the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said AI will almost certainly increase the volume and h...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cybercrime", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40031" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40032" } ], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/40035/" }, { "id": 1787032, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "40032", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to include provisions within the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill on requiring regulated organisations to adopt cybersecurity to help tackle AI-enabled threats.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "40031", "40035" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Cyber security is a priority for the government. We are taking action to protect businesses, citizens and essential services against cyber threats. Last year the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said AI will almost certainly increase the volume and h...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40031" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40035" } ], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/40032/" }, { "id": 1787031, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "40031", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increased use of AI by (a) cyber-criminals and (b) nation state actors on cyber security risks to the UK.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "40032", "40035" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Cyber security is a priority for the government. We are taking action to protect businesses, citizens and essential services against cyber threats. Last year the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said AI will almost certainly increase the volume and h...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Artificial Intelligence: Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40032" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "40035" } ], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/40031/" }, { "id": 1785687, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "uin": "38962", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish its final response to its Duty of candour review.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is supportive of the review it inherited into the effectiveness and implementation of the statutory duty of candour for health and social care providers.We are clear that the duty needs to act as a catalyst for providers to improve openness...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Duty of Candour Review", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-18/38962/" }, { "id": 1787040, "askingMemberId": 5172, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "40036", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including measures to require boards to report on cyber resilience in the draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4418.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "All large and medium-sized companies are already required to report on their material risks within their annual strategic report, including on cyber risk where this is a material risk. Recognising the important strategic role that boards of directors play...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Business: Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26453", "person_name": "Dan Aldridge", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/40036/" }, { "id": 1784919, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "uin": "38499", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what NHS England's functions are; and which (a) existing and (b) new Government bodies will take those functions on.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "NHS England is being abolished as an arm\u2019s length body and being brought back into the department. Ministers will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir James Mackey, to lead this transformation and return many of NHS ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS England", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-14/38499/" }, { "id": 1784920, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "uin": "38500", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the timing of the publication of the NHS 10-year plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "We do not envisage that the changes set out by the Prime Minister on 13 March 2025 will affect the publication of the 10-Year Health Plan. We still intend to publish the Plan later in spring 2025.The changes will set the National Health Service up to deli...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS England", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-14/38500/" }, { "id": 1784917, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "uin": "38498", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the coordination of screening programmes.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "Ministers will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by James Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England\u2019s current functions to the Department, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS England", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-14/38498/" }, { "id": 1784915, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "uin": "38497", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what independent bodies are part of NHS England.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "NHS England is currently an executive non-departmental public body which is sponsored by the Department. In the last 10 years, NHS England has taken on the functions of what were once separate arm\u2019s length bodies, including NHS Improvement, NHS Digital an...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS England", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-14/38497/" }, { "id": 1785503, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "38768", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 32470 on Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment, if he will publish the funding allocation for the investment for replacing older radiotherapy machines.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "NHS England has written to those trusts which have been allocated funding for replacement radiotherapy machines. There remain no plans to publish full details of the funding allocation.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-17/38768/" }, { "id": 1786408, "askingMemberId": 5168, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "39665", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase trade with countries in sub-Saharan Africa.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 632.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Business and Trade works across Sub-Saharan Africa offering direct support to UK businesses looking to expand their business in the region. DBT focuses on markets, sectors, and deals where the UK has a competitive edge. The nine new Tra...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Overseas Trade: Sub-Saharan Africa", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26541", "person_name": "Adam Jogee", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-19/39665/" }, { "id": 1786575, "askingMemberId": 5321, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "39776", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of energy costs on nightlife businesses.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 177.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "We recognise the impact that high energy costs are having on nightlife businesses. Through the Clean Energy 2030 Action Plan, we are providing a foundation to build an energy system that can bring down energy bills for businesses for good.To further suppo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Night-time Economy: Energy", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26570", "person_name": "Paul Kohler", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-19/39776/" }, { "id": 1786573, "askingMemberId": 5321, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "39774", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a targeted VAT relief to 15% for (a) food, (b) alcohol and (c) tickets for (i) grassroots and (ii) cultural nightlife busine", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK.VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks re...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "VAT Exemptions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26570", "person_name": "Paul Kohler", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-19/39774/" }, { "id": 1785819, "askingMemberId": 5330, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "39216", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the potential cost to the public purse of overlap between the Motability scheme and claimants entitled to free school transport provided by local authorities.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 163.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for the disability benefits that act as a gateway to the Motability Scheme and facilitates the transfer of eligible benefits to Motability. Whilst an eligible benefit allowance provides access to the Sch...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Motability: Costs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26625", "person_name": "Peter Bedford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-18/39216/" }, { "id": 1785312, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "38677", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of replacing retiring Tranche 1 Typhoon aircrafts with foreign-built aircraft on (a) BAE Systems sites at (i) Warton and (ii) Samlesbury and (b) the UK aerospac", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 483.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The RAF's fleet of Typhoon Tranche 2 and 3 aircraft will remain at the cutting-edge of the UK and NATO Combat Air power until at least 2040. The decision in 2021 to retire our oldest Tranche 1 Typhoon aircraft was independent of the decision to procure Lo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Typhoon Aircraft: Decommissioning", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-17/38677/" }, { "id": 1784513, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-17T00:00:00", "uin": "38203", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department\u2019s Plan for Neighbourhoods: prospectus, updated on 13 March 2025, on what basis local authorities in Bedfordshire were excluded from selection.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Plan for Neighbourhoods was launched on 4 March. The 75 places across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were chosen via a selection methodology that has been published in the Plan for Neighbourhoods prospectus. The metrics used for selecti...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Plan for Neighbourhoods: Bedfordshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-13/38203/" }, { "id": 1785018, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "uin": "38502", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce accountability mechanisms through the national cancer plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "Mechanisms for accountability will be considered as part of the development of the National Cancer Plan.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-14/38502/" }, { "id": 1784506, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-17T00:00:00", "uin": "38259", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number of life science businesses in Wokingham constituency in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022, (e) 2023 and (f) 2024; and which constituency in (", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman or lady Parliamentary Question of 12th March is attached. 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As part of the necessary changes to support the National Health Service to recover, NHS England has indicated that ICBs should reduce in size. The Government is su...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Integrated Care Boards: Reform", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-14/38496/" }, { "id": 1785017, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "uin": "38501", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps through the national cancer plan to help prepare for innovations in (a) diagnostics and (b) treatments.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Cancer Plan will look at how we can maximise our impact through the most up-to-date technology and innovations. The plan will ensure that we continue to maximise the access to and the impact of clinical trials in diagnostics and treatments, b...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-14/38501/" }, { "id": 1784016, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-14T00:00:00", "uin": "37885", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of staff cuts at Dundee University on the industrial strategy.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4631.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the crucial role of universities in the UK's innovation ecosystem and in delivering the skills needed to drive growth as part of the Industrial Strategy. Education policy is devolved in Scotland, and it is for the Scottish Govern...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Industry", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-12/37885/" }, { "id": 1785387, "askingMemberId": 5330, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "uin": "38850", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to introduce local referenda on local government reorganisation in Leicestershire.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "We do not have any plans to introduce local referenda as part of the local government reorganisation process. As per our invitation letter guidance we expect councils to engage locally when developing proposals. We expect local leaders to engage their MPs...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Leicestershire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26625", "person_name": "Peter Bedford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-17/38850/" }, { "id": 1784473, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-17T00:00:00", "uin": "38167", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to take steps to streamline approvals processes for the (a) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and (ii) National Institute for Health and Care Rese", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) continues to optimise its performance in delivering efficient and predictable services which meet stakeholders\u2019 expectations, for the benefit of patients and public health and the Life Science...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and National Institute for Health and Care Research", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-13/38167/" }, { "id": 1782400, "askingMemberId": 4853, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-12T00:00:00", "uin": "36459", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Government-funded tree planting schemes are avoiding planting sycamore trees adjacent to, or near to, known equine grazing areas, in ", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra seeks to ensure all Government-funded tree planting schemes plant the right trees in the right place. Trees, forests, and woodlands can bring different benefits to different individuals, communities, and sectors. All woodland creation proposals cons...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Tree Planting: Animal Welfare", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25875", "person_name": "Neil Hudson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-07/36459/" }, { "id": 1783529, "askingMemberId": 5130, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-13T00:00:00", "uin": "37526", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward further regulation of the sale of (a) crossbows and (b) crossbow arrow heads.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1533.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are actively considering the introduction of further controls around crossbows and broadhead arrows. This follows a call for evidence on strengthening controls on crossbows on public safety grounds which ran from 14 February to 9 April 2024.It tested i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Crossbows", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26417", "person_name": "Matt Turmaine", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-11/37526/" }, { "id": 1784512, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-17T00:00:00", "uin": "38202", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30736 on Local Government: Employers' Contributions and with reference to paragraph 5.48 of Bedford Borough Council Executi", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "Additional funding for employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) has been determined based on a national assessment of the costs for directly employed staff. The grant distribution methodology has been published in an explanatory note on the govern...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Employers' Contributions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-13/38202/" }, { "id": 1782744, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-03-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-03-12T00:00:00", "uin": "36927", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle potential barriers to investment for the life science industry; and whether his Department is taking steps to improve partnerships between the NHS", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-03-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to supporting the United Kingdom\u2019s vibrant life sciences sector, which contributes \u00a3108 billion to the economy and approximately 300,000 jobs nationwide. 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We want to see a more stable Syria and are working closely with international partners, including European partners, to this end. 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The gr...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Universities: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-17/46425/" }, { "id": 1794618, "askingMemberId": 4777, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "45872", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will make public their decision on licensing the personalised immunotherapy developed to treat the malignant brain tumour gli", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "Northwest Biotherapeutics has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the United Kingdom\u2019s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for DCVax-L, an immunotherapy for glioblastoma. The MHRA is working with the applicant to reac...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Glioblastoma: Immunotherapy", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25823", "person_name": "Sarah Owen", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-17/45872/" }, { "id": 1794965, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "46414", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the graduate route visa scheme on levels of innovation.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to making the UK the destination of choice for top international talent, who have an important impact on innovation and entrepreneurship in the UK. Their impact is particularly noticeable in the UK\u2019s leading startup ecosystem; ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Graduates: Visas", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-17/46414/" }, { "id": 1797589, "askingMemberId": 5270, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "uin": "903829", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase post-18 opportunities for young people.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Our new Youth Guarantee will provide tailored support to young people aged 18 to 21 to help them access high-quality education, training and employment opportunities. \u00a345 million has been allocated to test the Youth Guarantee in eight locations.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Employment: Young People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26431", "person_name": "Darren Paffey", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-22/903829/" }, { "id": 1794651, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "45987", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much is the capital grant to Telford and Wrekin Council for (a) road and (b) pothole (i) repairs and (ii) improvements in each of the last six years.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. DfT\u202fallocates capital funding to local highway authorities so they can most effectively spend it on maintaining and im...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Roads: Telford", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-17/45987/" }, { "id": 1793563, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "45172", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many permits were issued for cheetah trophies in the 2024-25 financial year.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is responsible for releasing data on hunting trophy import permits. APHA has not yet released its data on permits issued for hunting trophies in the 2024-25 financial year. This information will be published on th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cheetahs: Hunting", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-08/45172/" }, { "id": 1794771, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "46227", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled \u00a32 billion new investment to support biggest boost in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation, published on 25 March 2025", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN\u202f44049\u202fon 22 April 2025.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Affordable Housing: Bedfordshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-17/46227/" }, { "id": 1793564, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "45173", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban the import of cheetah trophies.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government committed to a ban on the import of hunting trophies of endangered animals in its manifesto and will deliver on this. Defra is currently engaging with a range of stakeholders in order to decide on the most effective approach.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cheetahs: Hunting", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-08/45173/" }, { "id": 1794650, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "45986", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the potential economic value of the business events sector; and how many civil services in her Department work on supporting and growing the sector.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "DCMS recognises that the business events sector is a machine for economic growth and local prosperity. The business events sector is estimated to be worth \u00a334 billion to the UK Economy and an additional \u00a3200 billion in trade established at Business Events...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Events Industry", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-17/45986/" }, { "id": 1794960, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "46412", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the graduate route visa scheme.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4253.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "We keep all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Visas: Graduates", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-17/46412/" }, { "id": 1793056, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "44580", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether permission from her Department was required by Avanti West Coast to undertake its station rostering review.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Permission is not required to undertake a review of working practices made in the ordinary course of business. If potential staff rostering affected changes to ticket office opening hours, the train operator would need to follow the process of the Ticketi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Avanti West Coast: Ticket Offices", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-07/44580/" }, { "id": 1795762, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "uin": "46980", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled PM tells councils to prove action on pothole plague to unlock extra cash and reveals \u00a34.8 billion for major roads, published on 23 March 2025, whether her Department", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The additional costs to local highway authorities of complying with the Department\u2019s new reporting requirements are likely to be minimal. The Department has made clear that it is looking for short reports in plain English, to be published on authorities\u2019 ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Roads: Repairs and Maintenance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-22/46980/" }, { "id": 1795763, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "uin": "46981", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled PM tells councils to prove action on pothole plague to unlock extra cash and reveals \u00a34.8 billion for major roads, published on 23 March 2025, if she will make an ass", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "In the first instance it will be up to local highway authorities to publish their progress reports on their own websites, as set out in the Department\u2019s letter of 24 March to local authority chief executive officers which is available on gov.uk. The Depar...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Roads: Repairs and Maintenance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-22/46981/" }, { "id": 1795647, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "uin": "47035", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 41043 on Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment, what the cost was of each machine.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "47034" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Specific information relating to which machines were purchased, including the supplier and the cost, is considered commercially sensitive, and as such will not be made public.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "questionUin": "47034" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-22/47035/" }, { "id": 1795646, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "uin": "47034", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 41043 on Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment, what devices have been purchased; and from which companies they have been purchased.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "47035" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Specific information relating to which machines were purchased, including the supplier and the cost, is considered commercially sensitive, and as such will not be made public.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "questionUin": "47035" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-22/47034/" }, { "id": 1794619, "askingMemberId": 4777, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "45873", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to work with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to expedite market access to the personalised immunotherapy developed to treat the malignant brain tu", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "DCVax-L has not yet been licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for use in the United Kingdom. The manufacturer has confirmed that it has submitted an application, and it is fully engaged with the Marketing Authorisatio...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Glioblastoma: Immunotherapy", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25823", "person_name": "Sarah Owen", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-17/45873/" }, { "id": 1795826, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-25T00:00:00", "uin": "47054", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her timetable is for appointing a new Chair of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government values and recognises the professionalism of the entire school workforce. School support staff play a vital role in children\u2019s education and are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances.The School Support Staff Ne...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "School Support Staff Negotiating Body: Public Appointments", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-22/47054/" }, { "id": 1794581, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "uin": "45976", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the merits of providing local councils with the power to close premises where serious and organised crime has been detected by (a) landlords and (b) those renting", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1533.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "Local authorities may already use the closure power under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, to close premises quickly which are being used, or are likely to be used, to commit nuisance or disorder. 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The Home Office is current...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cybersecurity: Departmental Coordination", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-08/45424/" }, { "id": 1793788, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "uin": "45425", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of limitations on enhanced cybersecurity techniques under the current Computer Misuse Act 1990 on (a) the economy, (b) full-time equivalen", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4243.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the major role UK cybersecurity professionals play in supporting the economy and protecting the UK\u2019s resilience against cyber threats, and it is vital that we support them.In an increasingly digital world, the Home Office is comm...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cybersecurity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-08/45425/" }, { "id": 1793786, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "uin": "45423", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to assess the impact of the barriers imposed by the Computer Misuse Act 1990 on cybersecurity professionals' ability to deploy and use artificial intelligence tools", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4243.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the major role UK cybersecurity professionals play in enhancing and protecting the UK\u2019s resilience against cyber threats, and it is vital that we support them.In an increasingly digital world, it is important that the CMA remains...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-08/45423/" }, { "id": 1795932, "askingMemberId": 5206, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "903749", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support grassroots football in Scotland.", "answeringBodyId": 2, "answeringBodyName": "Scotland Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 3966.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Grassroots sports are the backbone of Scottish communities, and that is why we are investing a further \u00a38.6 million this year in sports facilities across Scotland. Through this scheme, almost 100 facilities across Scotland, including in our island and rur...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Football: Scotland", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26598", "person_name": "Elaine Stewart", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-08/903749/" }, { "id": 1793805, "askingMemberId": 5243, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "45325", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the symptoms of sepsis.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": 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"2025-04-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department expects all train operating companies to use reasonable endeavours to meet their obligations for regulated staffed ticket office opening hours under Schedule 17 of the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement. As such, we regularly review ticket ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Avanti West Coast: Ticket Offices", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-07/44579/" }, { "id": 1793175, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "44799", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed Integrated Care Board cuts on Community Diagnostic Centres.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "As part of the necessary changes to support the National Health Service to recover, NHS England has indicated that integrated care boards (ICBs) should reduce in size. The Government is supportive of NHS England\u2019s decision and the necessary choices that a...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Community Diagnostic Centres: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-07/44799/" }, { "id": 1793804, "askingMemberId": 5243, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "45324", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of sepsis in the 10 Year Health Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have committed to develop a 10 Year Plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future. This will include how we improve access to, and the experience of, urgent and emergency care, such as for when people develop sepsis.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sepsis: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26601", "person_name": "Andrew Pakes", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-08/45324/" }, { "id": 1793174, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "44798", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Integrated Care Board cuts on the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West ICB.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "NHS England has asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to act as main strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure, to achieve a 50% cost reduction in their running cost allo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-07/44798/" }, { "id": 1792221, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-07T00:00:00", "uin": "44047", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Employer National Insurance Contributions Grant \u2013 Explanatory Note, published on 3 February 2025, which councils were invi", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4569.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "When determining allocations for the 2024-25 Employer National Insurance Contributions grant, government lacked the relevant, published Revenue Outturn (RO) data for a small number of councils, and we have therefore used councils\u2019 self-submitted expenditu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Employers' Contributions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-03/44047/" }, { "id": 1791140, "askingMemberId": 4765, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-03T00:00:00", "uin": "43176", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to effectively communicate to eligible people over State Pension age that they may be entitled to Carer\u2019s Allowance.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 163.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is constantly working to improve the way it communicates information and is committed to encouraging older people to claim Carer\u2019s Allowance where they are entitled to it. Information and advice about entitlement...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Carer's Allowance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25872", "person_name": "Wendy Chamberlain", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-01/43176/" }, { "id": 1791058, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-03T00:00:00", "uin": "43029", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will implement the recommended compensation schemes for victims of (a) pelvic mesh implants, (b) sodium valproate, and (c) Primodos made by the Hughes report.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-01/43029/" }, { "id": 1791341, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-04-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-04-07T00:00:00", "uin": "43375", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled \u00a3740 million allocated for 10,000 new places for pupils with SEND, published on 27 March 2025, how many new SEND places will be created in Norfolk.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-04-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or who require alternative provision, sits with local authorities.The department has now published allocations for \u00a3740 million in H...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Special Educational Needs: Norfolk", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-01/43375/" }, { "id": 1806909, "askingMemberId": 4844, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "uin": "55342", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the use of blockchain technologies in (a) trade, (b) commerce, (c) logistics and (d) supply chains.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4631.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Business and Trade supports the adoption and deployment of technologies to increase productivity in these areas. The upcoming Industrial Strategy will set out our vision and the ambitious set of actions we will take, in partnership with...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blockchain", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25853", "person_name": "Matt Vickers", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/55342/" }, { "id": 1807481, "askingMemberId": 5182, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "uin": "55914", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the merits of applying the same ethical sourcing requirements that apply to Great British Energy to private sector solar developers operating in the UK.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4998.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "This Government is clear that no company in the UK, whether public or private, should have forced labour in its supply chain. Legislation and guidance are already in place to help businesses take action against modern slavery, and DESNZ is working across ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Solar Power", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26425", "person_name": "Charlotte Cane", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/55914/" }, { "id": 1807482, "askingMemberId": 5182, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "uin": "55915", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the Sunnica scheme and (b) other solar energy projects do not use components linked to (i) forced and (ii) slave labour in their supply chains.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4998.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government does not comment on the details of specific projects. We are, however, clear that no UK company, whether public or private, should have forced labour in its supply chain. Legislation and guidance are in place to help developers take action,...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Solar Power", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26425", "person_name": "Charlotte Cane", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/55915/" }, { "id": 1807483, "askingMemberId": 5182, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "uin": "55916", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to verify the ethical integrity of supply chains in solar energy developments.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4998.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is clear that no company should have forced labour in its supply chain and we are committed to ensuring that solar developers engage in ethical procurement. Legislation and guidance are in place to help developers take action, and we are ex...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Solar Power", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26425", "person_name": "Charlotte Cane", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/55916/" }, { "id": 1807430, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "uin": "55863", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference the New Hospital Programme: plan for implementation, published 20 January 2025, how much funding his Department plans to allocate for the construction of the Royal Berkshire Hospital", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have put the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on a sustainable footing, with a timeline that can be met, and a budget that is consistent with the fiscal rules under which the Government is operating. We are backing this plan with investment which will incr...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Royal Berkshire Hospital: Construction", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/55863/" }, { "id": 1805585, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54257", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making a renewed Government commitment to resolving disputes across Departments through mediation.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "It is a long-standing convention that we do not disclose publicly specific details on the processes of Cabinet collective decision-making, to protect the safe space for collective decisions. This Government is taking a missions-led approach to governing, ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Government Departments: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54257/" }, { "id": 1805112, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54042", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the error rate in asylum applications where decisions had an (a) automated and (b) AI-based element was between November 2024 and March 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "No automated / AI tools were deployed in Asylum decision making between November 2024 and March 2025.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Asylum: Applications", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/54042/" }, { "id": 1805529, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54252", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing the use of mediation in the planning process.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "53842" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Department has had no recent discussions with stakeholders about the increased use of mediation within the planning system.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Planning: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "questionUin": "53842" } ], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54252/" }, { "id": 1804987, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53842", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing the use of mediation to resolve building disputes.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "54252" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Department has had no recent discussions with stakeholders about the increased use of mediation within the planning system.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Buildings: Dispute Resolution", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "questionUin": "54252" } ], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53842/" }, { "id": 1805151, "askingMemberId": 5145, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54133", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on what date was the last review of guidance to companies on the use of non-animal methods to meet specific data requirements across all sectors; and whether he plans to update that gui", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "There are a range of internationally accepted guidelines which ensure the safety assessment of new chemicals and medicines before they are licenced for use. OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals assess the potential effects of chemicals on human he...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Animal Experiments", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26419", "person_name": "Irene Campbell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/54133/" }, { "id": 1805149, "askingMemberId": 5145, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54132", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of establishing a dedicated body, similar to the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM), to (a) oversee and (b", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to \u201cpartner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing\u201d. The Government will publish a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternat...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Animal Experiments: Regulation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26419", "person_name": "Irene Campbell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/54132/" }, { "id": 1804998, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53851", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring an independent alternative dispute resolution process for the resolution of disputes in relation to online safety betwee", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Online Safety Act 2023 requires platforms to put in place reporting and complaints processes to resolve disputes. In the first instance, service providers are best placed to respond to individual complaints on online safety. However, the Act 2023 requ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Internet: Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53851/" }, { "id": 1804997, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53850", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on reform of the parental complaints process to include mandatory mediation.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "It is important that parents and carers have the right to raise complaints with schools and feel they are able to do this and have their concerns heard and addressed by schools. Schools are required to have a complaints policy in place and to act in compl...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Complaints", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53850/" }, { "id": 1804989, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53843", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the use of the current mediation scheme for medical negligence disputes.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. NHS Resolution is committed to the use of dispute resolution, including the use of mediation and is working with claimant lawyers and its own lawye...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Negligence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53843/" }, { "id": 1807497, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-30T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "uin": "55930", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the 10 Year Health Plan will help people with arthritis.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving arthritis c...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Arthritis: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26569", "person_name": "Manuela Perteghella", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/55930/" }, { "id": 1805590, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54258", "questionText": "To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using mediation in disputes in which the Government is a party in a (a) private and (b) public law capacity.", "answeringBodyId": 88, "answeringBodyName": "Attorney General", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5333.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government conducts litigation in accordance with the relevant court rules and considers the individual circumstances of a dispute before deciding on an appropriate course of action, which may include mediation and other forms of alternative dispute r...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Government Departments: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54258/" }, { "id": 1804985, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53841", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with (a) the Competition and Market Authority and (b) other sectoral regulators on the use of mediation to resolve regulatory disputes.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4418.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government supports the use, where appropriate, of mediation as a means to resolve regulatory disputes without the expense of litigation.However, the decision on whether to use mediation, and whether it is appropriate in a particular case, is primaril...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Business: Regulation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53841/" }, { "id": 1804984, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53840", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of class actions on (a) businesses and (b) consumers.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4418.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "Supporting consumers (including businesses) in accessing redress is of the utmost importance to this Government, and how consumer protection could be improved is kept under regular review.So-called \u2018class actions\u2019 are just one avenue for consumers to seek...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Business and Consumers: Class Actions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53840/" }, { "id": 1805528, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54251", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use of mandatory mediation in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4418.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government supports the use, where appropriate, of mediation as a means to resolve regulatory disputes. However, the decision on whether to use mediation, and whether it is appropriate in a particular case, is primarily a matter for the parties in any...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Competition Appeal Tribunal: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54251/" }, { "id": 1805081, "askingMemberId": 5106, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54110", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the tariff free period on Ukrainian (a) poultry and (b) eggs imports will end; and whether he plans to extend that agreement.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 632.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Government is fully committed to securing a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and will support Ukraine for as long as it takes. As a part of this commitment, tariffs on all goods under our Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine are temporarily removed u...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Eggs and Poultry: Ukraine", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26442", "person_name": "David Burton-Sampson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/54110/" }, { "id": 1805111, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54041", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether data and imagery collected by Anduril Maritime Sentry Towers are used in asylum application decision-making.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "The data and imagery collected by Anduril Maritime Sentry Towers are not used in asylum application decision-making.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Asylum: Applications", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/54041/" }, { "id": 1805113, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54043", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum applicants are made aware of their right to (a) receive and (b) amend their transcript from their substantive interview.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "Asylum claimants are advised throughout the interview process that they will receive a copy of their interview transcript, and are invited to make any clarifications that are required.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Asylum: Disclosure of Information", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/54043/" }, { "id": 1805541, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "uin": "54318", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he received the Review Body on Doctors\u2019 and Dentists\u2019 Remuneration report on resident doctors pay.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department received the Review Body on Doctors\u2019 and Dentists\u2019 Remuneration\u2019s report on 29 April 2025. The report contains findings and recommendations from the independent pay review body on resident doctor\u2019s pay for 2025/26.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Resident Doctors: Pay", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54318/" }, { "id": 1805102, "askingMemberId": 5067, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "uin": "54067", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of migrants are granted settlement after (a) five years and (b) ten years for which the latest data is available.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "54066" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4253.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office publishes data on how people move through the immigration system in the Migrant Journey report. Data on those granted indefinite leave to remain or citizenship by year of initial leave can be found in dataset MJ_D01. The latest publication...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Immigration", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "questionUin": "54066" } ], "twfy_id": "26346", "person_name": "Tony Vaughan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/54067/" }, { "id": 1805848, "askingMemberId": 5330, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54587", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases to betting levies on employment within the horseracing industry.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "54554" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the contribution made by horseracing to our regional economies and national cultural life. We are committed to bolstering and protecting this contribution and continue to engage with racing stakeholders on such matters to ensure ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Horse Racing: Betting", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "questionUin": "54554" } ], "twfy_id": "26625", "person_name": "Peter Bedford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54587/" }, { "id": 1805718, "askingMemberId": 5330, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "uin": "54554", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases to betting levies on the horseracing industry.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "54587" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the contribution made by horseracing to our regional economies and national cultural life. We are committed to bolstering and protecting this contribution and continue to engage with racing stakeholders on such matters to ensure ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Horse Racing: Betting", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "questionUin": "54587" } ], "twfy_id": "26625", "person_name": "Peter Bedford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54554/" }, { "id": 1805581, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54256", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with HMRC on the effectiveness of using mediation in tax disputes.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "HMRC\u2019s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service can help in cases where there is a dispute. An HMRC mediator will work with the customer, their agent and the HMRC caseworker to explore points that might have been misunderstood and try and reach agreem...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Revenue and Customs: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54256/" }, { "id": 1805152, "askingMemberId": 5145, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54134", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of animal tests that are taking place for regulatory purposes where a suitable non-animal alternative is already available; and if she wil", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4243.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) ensures that all animal testing, including for regulatory purposes, is only carried out where no non-animal alternative can be used. Licence applicants are required to robustly evidence their considerati...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Animal Experiments", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26419", "person_name": "Irene Campbell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/54134/" }, { "id": 1804972, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53838", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the introduction into Government procurement contracts of mandatory mediation in case of dispute.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Cabinet Office has published three standard contracts for use by government departments, and many other public sector organisations, as part of their commercial activity. Mediation clauses are included in these contract templates as part of dispute re...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Government Departments: Procurement", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53838/" }, { "id": 1804982, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53839", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Small Business Commissioner on the (a) awareness and (b) use of mediation in the small business sector.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 177.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department is working closely with The Small Business Commissioner (SBC) as we develop our proposals for the upcoming late payments consultation.The Small Business Commissioners office continues to engage closely with businesses and stakeholders acros...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Small Businesses: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53839/" }, { "id": 1805523, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54250", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the enforcement of third party litigation funding agreements following the PACCAR judgement.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the critical role litigation funding plays in ensuring access to justice.I have engaged with relevant stakeholders on the enforcement of third party litigation funding agreements and the wider market following the PACCAR judgment...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54250/" }, { "id": 1805531, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54254", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using mediation to facilitate an (a) easier and (b) speedier return to the workplace for people off work for (i) stress and (ii) mental heal", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "Employment Advisors in the jointly owned DWP-DHSC \u2018Employment Advisors in NHS Talking Therapies programme\u2019 provide advice and support to those suffering with stress and/ or mental health conditions to remain in or return to work. Though not formal mediati...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sick Leave: Mental Health", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54254/" }, { "id": 1805532, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54255", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she had made an assessment of the potential merits of the use of mandatory mediation in (a) group actions and (b) class action claims.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The merits of mediation are considerable. It offers parties a swifter and less costly way to resolve legal disputes and can save parties the time and cost of going to court, thus saving sitting days and reducing the court backlog.The Government has no pla...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Class Actions: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54255/" }, { "id": 1805530, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54253", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the grievance and complaints process in employment claims to mandate mediation.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has not made a decision to introduce mandatory mediation in Employment Tribunal claims. We are continuing to explore and assess the potential merits of options to utilise more mediation and alternative dispute resolution in the context of t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Employment: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54253/" }, { "id": 1804996, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53849", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the expansion of mandatory mediation to higher value claims.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Justice continues to engage with stakeholders to explore ways that Dispute Resolution can be used across various jurisdictions. No decision has been made to introduce mandatory mediation to higher value claims, and options to use different...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Civil Proceedings: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53849/" }, { "id": 1804995, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53848", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the use of mediation in administrative justice claims.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "Administrative justice issues extend across a very broad range of diverse disputes and jurisdictions. The Government continues to engage with stakeholders on the use of Dispute Resolution across various jurisdictions.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Constitutional and Administrative Law: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53848/" }, { "id": 1804994, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53847", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to encourage higher attendance rates at the Small Claims Mediation Service.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "Since the introduction of integrated mediation for small claims under \u00a310,000 in the county courts in 2024, attendance at mediation appointments has been mandatory. As part of the litigation journey, parties are required to attend a free, one-hour mediati...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Small Claims: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53847/" }, { "id": 1804992, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53846", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the Small Claims Mediation Service on the introduction of mandatory mediation for small claims.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The HMCTS Small Claims Mediation Service has been closely involved in the implementation of mandatory mediation for small claims in the county courts, working together with the Ministry of Justice to ensure that the service and its staff are fully prepare...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Small Claims: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53846/" }, { "id": 1804991, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53845", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had recent discussions with Lawtech UK on the feasibility study for an SME online dispute resolution platform.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "In 2021, LawtechUK delivered a feasibility study for the development of an online platform that could assist smaller businesses in recovering unpaid debts. The study demonstrated how the platform could be established and become financially self-sustaining...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Dispute Resolution: Small Businesses", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53845/" }, { "id": 1804990, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "53844", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of mandatory self-regulation on third party litigation funders.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the critical role litigation funding plays in ensuring access to justice.Following the PACCAR judgment, concerns have been raised about the need for greater regulation of the litigation funding market, which currently operates a ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-21/53844/" }, { "id": 1801467, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "uin": "51210", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness among GPs of NHS England guidance on direct access to brain imaging.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "51207", "51208" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Diagnostic Imaging Data set (DID) provides data on where a test was requested via GP Direct Access (GPDA). This information is available for the following tests:- chest X-rays;- computed tomography chest scans;- computed tomography abdomen and pelvis ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Brain: Tomography", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "51207" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "51208" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-09/51210/" }, { "id": 1801464, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "uin": "51208", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the uptake of the NHS England 2023 guidance on GP direct access to diagnostic services.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "51207", "51210" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Diagnostic Imaging Data set (DID) provides data on where a test was requested via GP Direct Access (GPDA). This information is available for the following tests:- chest X-rays;- computed tomography chest scans;- computed tomography abdomen and pelvis ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Diagnosis", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "51207" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "51210" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-09/51208/" }, { "id": 1801462, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "uin": "51207", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the regional variation in GP direct access to brain MRI and CT head scans.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "51208", "51210" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Diagnostic Imaging Data set (DID) provides data on where a test was requested via GP Direct Access (GPDA). This information is available for the following tests:- chest X-rays;- computed tomography chest scans;- computed tomography abdomen and pelvis ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Brain: Tomography", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "51208" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "51210" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-09/51207/" }, { "id": 1805701, "askingMemberId": 5260, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "uin": "54514", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to mitigate the potential impact of fixed term recalls of 28 days on levels of violence against women and children.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4056.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government inherited a justice system in crisis. If our prisons run out of space, we would risk the safety of thousands of victims and the wider public. The measure being introduced excludes anyone sentenced to more than 4 years, anyone who has commit...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Reoffenders", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26520", "person_name": "Katie White", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-22/54514/" }, { "id": 1804142, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "uin": "53305", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens had been granted pre-settled status on 30 April 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4253.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in \u2018Immigration System Statistics\u2019.The published statistics can be found in the EU Settlement Scheme data tables. Data on grants of pre-settled status can be found in tables EUSS_03 and EUS...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Immigration: EU Nationals", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26569", "person_name": "Manuela Perteghella", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-19/53305/" }, { "id": 1803978, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "uin": "53192", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for the British Transport Police.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "The British Transport Police\u2019s (BTP) budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP\u2019s budget annually following proposals fr...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "British Transport Police: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-19/53192/" }, { "id": 1804111, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "uin": "53352", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is planning to take to (a) develop and (b) maintain (i) national service specifications and (ii) minimum service requirements for the breast screening programme once commi", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "53353" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "As set out in the NHS England Board paper of 6 February 2025, it is proposed that the development and maintenance of service specifications and minimum service requirements, quality assurance, and the overall oversight of screening services will remain a ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Breast Cancer: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-19T00:00:00", "questionUin": "53353" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-19/53352/" }, { "id": 1803778, "askingMemberId": 4651, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "uin": "52878", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an assessment has been made of the potential impact of betting duty harmonisation on the level of advertising of online gaming products.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is consulting on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one. The Government is committed to engaging with all stakeholders, as part of the ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling: Excise Duties", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25642", "person_name": "Dan Carden", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-16/52878/" }, { "id": 1803052, "askingMemberId": 5340, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-16T00:00:00", "uin": "52536", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on enforcing the new capital adequacy requirements on energy suppliers following the end of the transition period\u00a0in\u00a0April\u00a02025.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5099.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "Details of Ministers\u2019 meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in att...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Energy Supply: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26622", "person_name": "Jack Rankin", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-14/52536/" }, { "id": 1803782, "askingMemberId": 4651, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "uin": "52881", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of betting duty harmonisation on the promotion of online gaming products by bookmakers.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "52879", "52880" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The consultation on the tax treatment of remote gambling is a matter for HM Treasury. I would encourage all interested stakeholders to respond to this consultation, which runs until 21 July. If any legislative changes are made to gambling duty following t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling: Excise Duties", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-16T00:00:00", "questionUin": "52879" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-05-16T00:00:00", "questionUin": "52880" } ], "twfy_id": "25642", "person_name": "Dan Carden", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-16/52881/" }, { "id": 1803781, "askingMemberId": 4651, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-20T00:00:00", "uin": "52880", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of betting duty harmonisation on levels of black market gambling.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "52879", "52881" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The consultation on the tax treatment of remote gambling is a matter for HM Treasury. I would encourage all interested stakeholders to respond to this consultation, which runs until 21 July. 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I would encourage all interested stakeholders to respond to this consultation, which runs until 21 July. 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That is why Network Rail is working with TransPennine Express as the station operator and local stakeholders including Manchester...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Manchester Airport: Railways", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-16/52891/" }, { "id": 1803777, "askingMemberId": 4651, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "uin": "52877", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals in her Department\u2019s consultation on the harmonisation of gambling duties on the British horseracing industry.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is consulting on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one. The Government is committed to engaging with all stakeholders, including repre...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling: Excise Duties", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25642", "person_name": "Dan Carden", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-16/52877/" }, { "id": 1802541, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-15T00:00:00", "uin": "51987", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support women in the workplace with flexible working.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "51931", "52167" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4418.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government knows how important flexible working can be to help women with caring responsibilities manage their work and personal commitments. It can also be equally important for carers of vulnerable adults as well as employees with long-term physical...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Flexible Working", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "questionUin": "51931" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "questionUin": "52167" } ], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-13/51987/" }, { "id": 1801795, "askingMemberId": 3997, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-14T00:00:00", "uin": "51351", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) restocking and (b) business continuity for poultry farmers in North Yorkshire impacted by bird flu restrictions.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "Local authorities are responsible for the enforcement of avian influenza controls including Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) measures. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) works in conjunction with the Association of Chief Trading Standards Off...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Avian Influenza: North Yorkshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24893", "person_name": "Alec Shelbrooke", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-12/51351/" }, { "id": 1801793, "askingMemberId": 3997, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-14T00:00:00", "uin": "51349", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with North Yorkshire Council on (a) coordination of local containment zones and (b) compensation access for affected poultry businesses.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "Local authorities are responsible for the enforcement of avian influenza controls including Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) measures. 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The joint Government and industry avian influenza taskforce ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Avian Influenza: North Yorkshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24893", "person_name": "Alec Shelbrooke", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-12/51352/" }, { "id": 1802499, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-15T00:00:00", "uin": "52094", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an estimate of the potential impact of her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, on the number of student visa", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, 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the Home Department, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Restoring Control Over the Immigration System: White paper, published on 12 May 2025, whether the changes to the qualifying period for settlemen", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4253.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and will provide further details at that stage.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Immigration: Skilled Workers", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-13/51988/" }, 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Our world-class higher education (HE) sector can offer a fulfilling and enj...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Higher Education: Taxation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-05-12T00:00:00", "questionUin": "51661" } ], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-12/51662/" }, { "id": 1801957, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-14T00:00:00", "uin": "51661", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the policy paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper, published on 12 May 2025, on the finances of higher education ", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "51662" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "This government welcomes international students who enrich our university campuses, forge lifelong friendships with our domestic students and become global ambassadors for the UK. 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Land classification is a devolved matter, and each nation within the UK takes a different approach. In England and Wales, the ALC system is u...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Land Use", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-13/51905/" }, { "id": 1803051, "askingMemberId": 5340, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-16T00:00:00", "uin": "52535", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing support for smart thermostats as part of the Warm Homes Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5099.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Warm Homes Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes that are fit for the future. We will upgrade up to 5 million homes across the country by accelerating t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Heating: Smart Devices", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26622", "person_name": "Jack Rankin", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-14/52535/" }, { "id": 1800918, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-14T00:00:00", "uin": "50945", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to promote the UK business event sector.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 177.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Government recognises that the business events sector is a machine for economic growth, local prosperity and international importance, helping to enhance the UK's global reputation and foster international business relationships.The Business Events Growth...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Events Industry: Publicity", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-08/50945/" }, { "id": 1801443, "askingMemberId": 5212, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "uin": "51215", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to encourage academic research collaboration between UK and Ukrainian universities.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership sets out how the UK and Ukraine build long-term military, economic and cultural ties. This includes through science, technology and innovation collaboration \u2013 both to drive mutual growth and support Ukraine\u2019s R&D se...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Research: Ukraine", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26591", "person_name": "Scott Arthur", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-09/51215/" }, { "id": 1802846, "askingMemberId": 4110, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-19T00:00:00", "uin": "52232", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to repurpose (a) offices and (b) other buildings to house asylum seekers in Staffordshire Moorlands constituency.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office continues to work with a range of stakeholders to fulfil its statutory obligations, while seeking to reduce the overall cost of asylum accommodation, and to end the use of hotels.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Asylum: Staffordshire Moorlands", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24725", "person_name": "Karen Bradley", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-14/52232/" }, { "id": 1800491, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-12T00:00:00", "uin": "50636", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the planning system in Bedfordshire to manage planning applications for (a) accommodation, (b) hospitality and leisure and (c) o", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "On 9 April 2025, the Prime Minister announced that a multi-billion-pound investment in a major new Universal theme park and resort in Bedford had been agreed between Universal Studios, the UK Government, and Bedford Borough Council. 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However, the following table shows the tot...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Brain: Tumours", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-09/51211/" }, { "id": 1800914, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-12T00:00:00", "uin": "50941", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas for business events her Department has received in each of the past 3 years; how many of those applications were successful in that time period; what the (a) shortest, ", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4253.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The requested data is not centrally held by the Home Office, and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Visas: Business", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-08/50941/" }, { "id": 1801465, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "uin": "51209", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with Integrated Care Boards on commissioning pathways for suspected brain tumours in primary care.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department and NHS England published the 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance, which instructs integrated care boards (ICB) and primary care services to reform pathways in the National Health Service for all patients, including for can...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Brain: Tumours", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-09/51209/" }, { "id": 1802190, "askingMemberId": 4813, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-05-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "uin": "904094", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support global health initiatives.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-05-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK has long been a champion of global health, and we are one of the largest donors to global health multilaterals worldwide. 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The investment will support communities to drive forward the changes they want to see in their ne...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Regeneration: Grants", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-24/62286/" }, { "id": 1815820, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-30T00:00:00", "uin": "62285", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to to allow the M6 toll company to remove pay barriers and introduce barrier-free technology.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-30T00:00:00", "answerText": "Midland Expressway Limited (MEL), is the private consortium responsible for building and operating the M6 toll road. 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NICE guidance on trabecular ste...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Glaucoma: Medical Treatments", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26364", "person_name": "Shockat Adam", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-23/62134/" }, { "id": 1815700, "askingMemberId": 5120, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-26T00:00:00", "uin": "62136", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to help prevent irreversible blindness due to glaucoma progression.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "Regular sight tests play a crucial role in the early detection of glaucoma, which is often symptomless in the early stages. Free National Health Service sight tests are available for many, including individuals diagnosed with glaucoma or those aged 40 yea...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Glaucoma: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26364", "person_name": "Shockat Adam", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-23/62136/" }, { "id": 1815697, "askingMemberId": 5120, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-26T00:00:00", "uin": "62133", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the use of innovative technologies to treat glaucoma through the 10-Year Health Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "62131" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. 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The accompanying statutory guidance \u2018Supporting pupils with medic...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Adrenaline Auto-injectors", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26314", "person_name": "Jodie Gosling", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-18/60945/" }, { "id": 1813603, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-19T00:00:00", "uin": "60694", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the reorganisation of NHS England into his Department on the provision of cancer screening programmes in England.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 May 2025 to Question 53355.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-17/60694/" }, { "id": 1813032, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-18T00:00:00", "uin": "60236", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a requirement for all councillors to complete corporate parenting training covering (a) safeguarding, (b) duties under the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and (c) the responsibi", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "Guidance on the implementation of corporate parenting duties was published in February 2018 and can be accessed at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a93eb3ae5274a5b87c2fde4/Applying_corporate_parenting_principles_to_looked-after_children_an...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Councillors: Children in Care", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26569", "person_name": "Manuela Perteghella", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-16/60236/" }, { "id": 1814171, "askingMemberId": 5246, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-20T00:00:00", "uin": "61105", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures she is considering to expand blue light and siren permissions to more voluntary rescue services.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "Consolidating blue light and siren permissions for all voluntary search and rescue organisations operating under UK Search and Rescue (UKSAR) governance will be considered by Ministers in due course.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Emergency Services: Voluntary Organisations", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26500", "person_name": "Torcuil Crichton", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-18/61105/" }, { "id": 1811287, "askingMemberId": 5350, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-12T00:00:00", "uin": "58882", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether fines received for environmental breaches are hypothecated back into environmental schemes.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "Following the Spending Review, this Government has confirmed that water company fines and penalties will be allocated to projects and programmes across the country which contribute to water quality. Over \u00a3100 million in fines levied against water companie...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Environment Protection", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26623", "person_name": "Ben Maguire", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-10/58882/" }, { "id": 1812119, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-17T00:00:00", "uin": "59282", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will support the establishment of an independent public inquiry into the UK's involvement in Israeli operations in Gaza since October 2023.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5148.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government does not support the establishment of an independent public inquiry into the UK's involvement in Israeli operations in Gaza since October 2023. The government has already set out the role of UK military operations in relation to Gaza. In su...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gaza: Israel", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-12/59282/" }, { "id": 1814155, "askingMemberId": 5280, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-23T00:00:00", "uin": "61101", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department is allocating to Darwin Plus grants; and whether this funding has changed since the Spending Review 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra is continuing to support the UK Overseas Territories through Darwin Plus. This includes bringing the new biodiversity strategy to publication thereby improving the reach and effectiveness of not just the programme but also wider efforts to improve a...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Darwin Plus: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26534", "person_name": "Seamus Logan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-18/61101/" }, { "id": 1812646, "askingMemberId": 4008, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-17T00:00:00", "uin": "59750", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that NHS England's guidance entitled Play well \u2013 resources for health play services for England, published on 2 June 2025, is policy across the NHS.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "59749" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "We recognise the importance of supporting and maintaining children\u2019s right to play, as games and active play in all settings build social skills and support children\u2019s well-being.To ensure that children\u2019s right to play is maintained and supported in healt...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Health Services: Children's Play", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-06-13T00:00:00", "questionUin": "59749" } ], "twfy_id": "24873", "person_name": "Caroline Dinenage", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-13/59750/" }, { "id": 1812645, "askingMemberId": 4008, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-17T00:00:00", "uin": "59749", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children's right to play is (a) maintained and (b) supported in healthcare settings.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "59750" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "We recognise the importance of supporting and maintaining children\u2019s right to play, as games and active play in all settings build social skills and support children\u2019s well-being.To ensure that children\u2019s right to play is maintained and supported in healt...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Health Services: Children's Play", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-06-13T00:00:00", "questionUin": "59750" } ], "twfy_id": "24873", "person_name": "Caroline Dinenage", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-13/59749/" }, { "id": 1813124, "askingMemberId": 4785, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-19T00:00:00", "uin": "60190", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prime Minister's post on X, dated 11 June 2025, whether she plans to use revenue raised from VAT on school fees for purposes other than education.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has taken a number of decisions on tax to stabilise the public finances and support public services. Ending tax breaks for private schools will raise \u00a31.8bn a year. To raise school standards for every child, and break down the barriers to o...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Private Education: VAT", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25889", "person_name": "Ben Spencer", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-16/60190/" }, { "id": 1811736, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-13T00:00:00", "uin": "59218", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 57594 on Urinary Tract Infections: Vaccination, whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (a) is reviewing and (b) plans to revi", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has identified vaccines to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI). These are currently in development.During a sub-committee meeting of the JCVI held on 25 November 2024, the pipeline va...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Urinary Tract Infections: Vaccination", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-11/59218/" }, { "id": 1811529, "askingMemberId": 4495, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-13T00:00:00", "uin": "59052", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth and (b) statutory scheme payment rates on attracting pharmaceu", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Life sciences is a key growth-driving sector and is a core part of our modern Industrial Strategy. The 2024 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (VPAG) introduced, for the first time, an approximately \u00a3400 million industry-funded VPAG...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Drugs: Prices", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25346", "person_name": "Kit Malthouse", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-11/59052/" }, { "id": 1812123, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-17T00:00:00", "uin": "59283", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence contractors and associated corporate entities were granted sight of the Strategic Defence Review prior to its official presentation to the House.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "For the launch of the Strategic Defence Review, the Government offered embargoed briefings to our people and senior defence leaders, plus certain parliamentarians, trade unions, businesses, allies and media. This was broadly consistent with the approach f...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Strategic Defence Review", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-12/59283/" }, { "id": 1811267, "askingMemberId": 5251, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-12T00:00:00", "uin": "58865", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to help tackle (a) exploitative and (b) environmentally unsustainable purchasing practices in the tea sector.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 632.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK has a range of measures in place to promote responsible business conduct across the economy. The Government also supports voluntary due diligence approaches taken by UK businesses to identify and prevent human rights abuses and environmental harms ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Tea: Procurement", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26575", "person_name": "Martin Rhodes", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-10/58865/" }, { "id": 1812825, "askingMemberId": 4765, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-16T00:00:00", "uin": "904610", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the under reporting of young carer numbers in the school census 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The impact of caring on education has been hidden for too long. The school census data is already shining a light on this issue despite the underreporting. It has given the department hard evidence on young carer\u2019s attendance, suspensions and exclusions, ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Pupils: Young Carers", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25872", "person_name": "Wendy Chamberlain", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-10/904610/" }, { "id": 1808280, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-09T00:00:00", "uin": "56550", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will (a) grant libraries the right to archive eBooks and (b) ensure perpetual access to licensed works.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has no plans to alter the copyright framework in relation to archiving at the present time. However, the Government keeps the UK copyright framework under constant review. 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We are currently reviewing the policy design, including the timelines for introduction, to ensure that ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Energy Performance Certificates: Business Premises", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25579", "person_name": "Rosena Allin-Khan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-09/58251/" }, { "id": 1808997, "askingMemberId": 5220, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-05T00:00:00", "uin": "57186", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking through Fisheries Management Plans to help ensure the requirement under Article 6.3 of the Fisheries Act 2020 to restore fish populations to sustain", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4382.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "Fisheries Management Plans are evidence-based plans developed in accordance with the Fisheries Act 2020. 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If any changes are made to gambling duties at a future Budget following the co...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling: Excise Duties", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26622", "person_name": "Jack Rankin", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-02/56580/" }, { "id": 1810950, "askingMemberId": 5340, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-06-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-06-10T00:00:00", "uin": "904520", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether policies on smart thermostats will be included in the Warm Homes Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5099.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-06-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "We recognise the key role that smart technologies play in decarbonsing homes. 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The Government provides the majority of support for grassroots sport through Sport England, which annually invests over \u00a3250 million in E...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Tennis: Facilities", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24845", "person_name": "Toby Perkins", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-22/69797/" }, { "id": 1825442, "askingMemberId": 5245, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "uin": "69478", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for the future of the Fair Work Agency; what statutory duties it will assume from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in responding to modern slavery and human trafficking; and", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "69479" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4418.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Fair Work Agency will take on the full remit of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).Collaborating with other government bodies will be crucial to the Fair Work Agency effectively enforcing employment rights. We have ensured it will be ab...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fair Work Agency", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-07-21T00:00:00", "questionUin": "69479" } ], "twfy_id": "26611", "person_name": "Chris Murray", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-21/69478/" }, { "id": 1826135, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "uin": "70127", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will publish (a) a timeline for the completion of the implementation of UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 recommendations and (b) target dates for actions in progress.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4820.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government responded in full to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry\u2019s Module 1 report on 16 January 2025 and committed to providing regular updates on implementation of the commitments made in the response. The most recent update was published on 8 July, alongsid...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Covid-19 Inquiry", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-22/70127/" }, { "id": 1826141, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "uin": "70133", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to ensure that UK Resilience Academy expert panels on whole-system risks are available for parliamentary scrutiny; and how the Government plans to (a) respond to and (b) implement as ", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "70129" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4820.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Cabinet Office will instruct the UK Resilience Academy to convene independently-chaired panels dedicated to reviewing specific whole-system risks. 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The Cabinet Office co-sponsors the plann...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Emergencies", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-22/70125/" }, { "id": 1826131, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "uin": "70123", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to publish central operational response plans developed for each identified potential catastrophic risk; and whether he plans to make (a) plans and (b) summaries available to Parliam", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4820.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government published the updated Central Government Concept of Operations for Emergency Response and Recovery (the Amber Book) in April 2025 which codifies the leadership role the Cabinet Office plays for responding to catastrophic risks. 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The Prime Minister announced that we will be publishing an animal welfare strategy later this year.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Animal Welfare", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-22/70138/" }, { "id": 1825441, "askingMemberId": 5245, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "uin": "69477", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 July 2025 on Call for Evidence \u2013 Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery, HCWS826, whether the call for evidence will consider the impact of the revis", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4370.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery Call for Evidence launched on 16 July 2025. 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The update followed a decision by the company to set a new list price for ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Coronavirus: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-22/70152/" }, { "id": 1826234, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "uin": "70154", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Integrated Care Boards in England provide Covid Medicines Delivery Units.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department and NHS England do not collect or hold this information centrally. 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Their contribution is 0.5% of their total annual pay bill. 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We will continue to engage with stakeholders including with the British Property Federation and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Business Premises: Rents", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26563", "person_name": "Alison Taylor", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-15/68123/" }, { "id": 1820781, "askingMemberId": 4396, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "uin": "65789", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending the Strategic Priorities Grant funding for journalism courses in higher education on their future financial viability.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4698.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer my hon. 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Project Aquatrine established strategic management of water and sewerage se...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ministry of Defence: Water", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26625", "person_name": "Peter Bedford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-15/68320/" }, { "id": 1824171, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-21T00:00:00", "uin": "68536", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62866 on Neighbourhood Plans: Finance, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this policy on levels of council", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "Precept levels are decided by parish councils, considering the needs of their community. The government expects parish councils to consider carefully the burden they are placing on local taxpayers.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Neighbourhood Plans: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-16/68536/" }, { "id": 1821661, "askingMemberId": 4474, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "uin": "66557", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the (a) completion of the remaining stages and (b) implementation of the provisions of the Renters Rights Bill.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Renters\u2019 Rights Bill is currently progressing through the House of Lords. Report stage concluded on 15 July. Third Reading is scheduled for 21 July and the dates for the remaining stages of the Bill will be announced in due course. 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This includes the monitoring of patients with pre-...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blood Diseases: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "66519" } ], "twfy_id": "10045", "person_name": "Clive Betts", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-10/66518/" }, { "id": 1821776, "askingMemberId": 394, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "uin": "66523", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) collection, (b) analysis and (c) reporting of blood cancer data to ensure it is comprehensive and consistent across England.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "66522" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department remains committed to ensuring that the cancer workforce and healthcare professionals collect and have access to the most up-to-date data available. Cancer data collection is crucial in identifying areas of variation and disparity within can...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blood Cancer: Databases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "66522" } ], "twfy_id": "10045", "person_name": "Clive Betts", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-10/66523/" }, { "id": 1821775, "askingMemberId": 394, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "uin": "66522", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) consistency and (b) quality of blood cancer data collection in England.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "66523" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department remains committed to ensuring that the cancer workforce and healthcare professionals collect and have access to the most up-to-date data available. 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Genomic testing is one element of the cancer pathway, with other dependencies on ov...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-09/66389/" }, { "id": 1821389, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-11T00:00:00", "uin": "66390", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) recognition of the signs and symptoms of rare cancers by General Practitioners and (b) rate of referral to specialist diagnostic testing for patients who ", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to supporting the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including rare and less common cancers, earlier and to treat them faster.The Department is taking steps to improve public awareness of cancer signs and symptoms, inc...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Rare Cancers: Diagnosis", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-09/66390/" }, { "id": 1820782, "askingMemberId": 4396, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "uin": "65790", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the decision to end Strategic Priorities Grant funding for journalism courses in higher education.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "66507", "66509" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government has had to make tough prioritisation decisions driven by the challenging fiscal context that we inherited. For the Department of Education, this has meant prioritising support for high-cost subjects that are essential to delivery of our ind...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Journalism: Higher Education", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "66507" }, { "dateTabled": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "66509" } ], "twfy_id": "25368", "person_name": "Rebecca Long-Bailey", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-08/65790/" }, { "id": 1821310, "askingMemberId": 3952, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-11T00:00:00", "uin": "66136", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department plans to provide for (a) tennis and (b) padel facilities during the Spending Review period.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another \u00a3400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the nation following the Spending Review.W...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Tennis: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24845", "person_name": "Toby Perkins", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-09/66136/" }, { "id": 1822956, "askingMemberId": 5356, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-17T00:00:00", "uin": "67747", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24053 on Independent Review of the Windsor Framework, what steps he has taken to ensure the (a) support arrangements for that review were independent and (b)", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4479.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Terms of Reference of the Review clearly state that the Secretariat arrangements provided to it should operate with full regard to the independence of the Review. It has remained a matter for the Reviewer to fulfil those Terms of Reference and reach t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Independent Review of the Windsor Framework", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25122", "person_name": "Jim Allister", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-14/67747/" }, { "id": 1822734, "askingMemberId": 4844, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "uin": "67505", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the British Blockchain Association on the potential of blockchain technology to (a) reduce fraud, (b) enhance transparency, (c) improve costs and (d) provide efficie", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 177.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "As the Chancellor set out her Mansion House Speech on Tuesday, we recognise the transformative potential for digital assets and blockchain technologies to drive economic growth in the UK and increase efficiencies across financial markets. We are proceedin...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blockchain", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25853", "person_name": "Matt Vickers", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-14/67505/" }, { "id": 1824328, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-17T00:00:00", "uin": "905249", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using mandatory mediation in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4418.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "This government is committed to access to justice, and I share the interest of the Rt. Hon. member\u2019s in reducing the burdens of litigation through Alternative Dispute Resolution. The CAT Rules afford the Tribunal significant powers to encourage and facili...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Competition Appeal Tribunal: Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-10/905249/" }, { "id": 1821121, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "uin": "66241", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the national maternity and neonatal action plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care recently announced an independent investigation into National Health Service maternity and neonatal services, and the establishment of a National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce.The inv...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Maternity Services: Reviews", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-09/66241/" }, { "id": 1821760, "askingMemberId": 394, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "uin": "66514", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Workforce Plan will take steps to increase the number of clinical academics dedicated to blood cancer research.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "66513" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The 10 Year Workforce Plan will be published later this year. It would not be right to pre-empt the details that will be in the plan. We will work with partners to make sure we have the right people, in the right places, with the right skills.The Departme...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blood Cancer: Research", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "66513" } ], "twfy_id": "10045", "person_name": "Clive Betts", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-10/66514/" }, { "id": 1821758, "askingMemberId": 394, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "uin": "66513", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Workforce Plan will include policies on blood cancer healthcare professionals.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "66514" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The 10 Year Workforce Plan will be published later this year. It would not be right to pre-empt the details that will be in the plan. We will work with partners to make sure we have the right people, in the right places, with the right skills.The Departme...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blood Cancer: Health Professions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "66514" } ], "twfy_id": "10045", "person_name": "Clive Betts", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-10/66513/" }, { "id": 1821125, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "uin": "66245", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the revised NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "We will publish our 10 Year Workforce Plan by the end of this year. The approach set out in our 10-Year Health plan means we will need a very different kind of workforce strategy. Instead of asking \u2018how many staff do we need to maintain our current care m...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Staff", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-09/66245/" }, { "id": 1821123, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "uin": "66243", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates he has met the British Medical Association to discuss resident doctors (a) pay and (b) terms and conditions in 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has met with the British Medical Association to discuss these issues a number of times. The dates and details of these meetings can be found in Department transparency returns, in the us...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-07-16T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Doctors: Conditions of Employment and Pay", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-09/66243/" }, { "id": 1822024, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "uin": "66760", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the funding formula on the viability of small schools in rural areas.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4125.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognises the essential role that small schools play in their communities, many of which are in rural areas. The schools national funding formula (NFF) accounts for the particular challenges faced by small schools in rural areas through th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Rural Areas", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-10/66760/" }, { "id": 1821654, "askingMemberId": 4076, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "uin": "66536", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the Creative Industries Sector Plan does not include the publishing sector; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating that plan to include that sector", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Creative Industries Sector Plan is a growth plan for all creative sectors, including publishing. It recognises the vital role of publishing in the creative ecosystem, and provides substantial support for all creative businesses, including publishers, ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Arts: Publishing", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24852", "person_name": "Valerie Vaz", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-10/66536/" }, { "id": 1821391, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-11T00:00:00", "uin": "66392", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, (b) the NHS, (c) Cabinet colleagues and (d) other stakeholders on indication-specific pricing of medications use", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not held any meetings specifically on the topic of indication-specific pricing of medications used in the treatment of more than one form of cancer.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Medical Treatments", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-09/66392/" }, { "id": 1821122, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "uin": "66242", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the HIV action plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to ending new HIV transmissions in England by 2030 and is developing the new HIV Action Plan which we aim to publish this year.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HIV Infection: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-09/66242/" }, { "id": 1822521, "askingMemberId": 5178, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "uin": "905184", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made on considering the capital funding request from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The fiscal position means that there have been tough choices to get us back on the path to recovery. It is in this context that the department is considering the request made for funding by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust. I was pleased to meet with And...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Coalfields Regeneration Trust: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26406", "person_name": "Sally Jameson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-08/905184/" }, { "id": 1822522, "askingMemberId": 5254, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "uin": "905188", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of creating a Minister for Coastal Communities to oversee a coastal strategy.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "There are no current plans to create a Minister for Coastal Communities. As Minister for Local Growth, I am responsible for regional growth nationwide and recognise that coastal communities can make a contribution to growth. 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This support is delivered via train operating companies and through the Commu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Community Railways Initiative: North of England", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-07-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "65457" } ], "twfy_id": "26481", "person_name": "Elsie Blundell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-07/65455/" }, { "id": 1818843, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-04T00:00:00", "uin": "64574", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the amount of capital funding that public sector bodies will spend on (a) building and (b) purchasing houses between July 2024 and July 2029.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Local authority capital expenditure and financing estimates for the current financial year can be found on gov.uk here.At the Spending Review, we announced \u00a339 billion for a successor to the Affordable Homes Programme over 10 years from 2026-27 to 2035-36...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Housing: Construction and Sales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-02/64574/" }, { "id": 1818856, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-04T00:00:00", "uin": "64580", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the New Towns Taskforce recommendations before 23 July 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "64459" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The New Towns Taskforce will submit its final report this summer.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "New Towns Taskforce", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-07-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "64459" } ], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-02/64580/" }, { "id": 1818997, "askingMemberId": 5274, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-04T00:00:00", "uin": "64713", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK's 41st place in the Hologic Global Women\u2019s Health Index, what steps his Department is taking to improve women's health.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to prioritising women\u2019s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future. Our focus is on turning the commitments in the Women's Health Strategy into tangible action, such as providing emergency hormonal contrace...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Health: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26590", "person_name": "Sonia Kumar", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-02/64713/" }, { "id": 1818250, "askingMemberId": 5036, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-03T00:00:00", "uin": "64110", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure clinical leadership and advice is available within his Department for (a) Musculoskeletal conditions, (b) stroke, (c) neurological conditions, (d) cardiovascul", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "National clinical directors and national specialty advisers are practising clinicians from across England who work part-time at NHS England, providing clinical leadership, advice, input, and support across distinct areas of National Health Service conditi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26314", "person_name": "Jodie Gosling", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-01/64110/" }, { "id": 1820239, "askingMemberId": 5356, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "uin": "65429", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help ensure the independence of the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework during the review process.", "answeringBodyId": 21, "answeringBodyName": "Northern Ireland Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 413.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "I would refer the Hon Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend the Paymaster General of 22 January 2025 (UIN 24053). 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Alongside other research and evidence, it has informed policy deve...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Roads: Repairs and Maintenance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-02/64573/" }, { "id": 1818394, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-03T00:00:00", "uin": "64220", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities will be required to provide funding towards infrastructure for New Towns.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government has tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. The Taskforce ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "New Towns: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-01/64220/" }, { "id": 1818305, "askingMemberId": 4617, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-01T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-03T00:00:00", "uin": "64139", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains her Department's policy to (a) phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 and (b) ensure that all new car sales are for Zero Emission Vehicles by 2035.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "On 7 April the Government confirmed it is committed to phasing out the sale of new cars that rely solely on a petrol or diesel engine by 2030, and phasing out all new non-zero emission cars and vans by 2035.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Motor Vehicles: Sales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25701", "person_name": "Matt Western", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-01/64139/" }, { "id": 1819725, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-08T00:00:00", "uin": "65103", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the waste hierarchy to encourage councils to assign more black bin waste to the production of sustainable aviation fue", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Falkirk on 8 May 2025 to Question 49143.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Aviation: Fuels", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-04/65103/" }, { "id": 1819309, "askingMemberId": 5145, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-08T00:00:00", "uin": "64911", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the forthcoming roadmap to phase out animal testing include plans to conduct systematic reviews to identify areas of research or disease models to phase out.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4822.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to supporting non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption later this year. Any systematic approach for identifying research priorities for new alternative methods wi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Animal Testing: Reviews", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26419", "person_name": "Irene Campbell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-03/64911/" }, { "id": 1818893, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-07-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-07-07T00:00:00", "uin": "64619", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation her Department has undertaken with UK-based bus manufacturers on the potential impact of Section 37 of the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] on future sales of (a) hydrogen-fuel cell and (b) h", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-07-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "Clause 37 of the Bus Services (No.2) Bill will ultimately end the use of new non-zero emission buses on English bus services. The final date will be set out in later secondary regulations, however, will be no earlier than 1 January 2030. Hydrogen Fuel Cel...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Buses: Hydrogen", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-02/64619/" }, { "id": 1828462, "askingMemberId": 5245, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-08-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-02T00:00:00", "uin": "71705", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that the Border Force\u2019s freight inspection targets at UK borders are met and what recent progress has been made on reaching these targets.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5266.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "Border Force have, and continue to, hit freight inspection targets and expect that this performance will be maintained throughout the remainder of the financial year.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Immigration Controls: Freight", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26611", "person_name": "Chris Murray", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/71705/" }, { "id": 1827047, "askingMemberId": 3952, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-08-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-02T00:00:00", "uin": "70382", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on converting existing tennis courts to padel courts.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another \u00a3400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the nation following the Spending Review. ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Tennis: Facilities", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24845", "person_name": "Toby Perkins", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/70382/" }, { "id": 1829573, "askingMemberId": 5274, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-08-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-02T00:00:00", "uin": "72816", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for implementing digital transformation initiatives in the Dudley area; and what metrics he will use to measure success.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "72815" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are using technology to help health and care professionals communicate better and enable people to access the care they need quickly and easily, when it suits them. Dudley Council is implementing digital technologies to support person-centred care, inc...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Health Services: Dudley", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-08-29T00:00:00", "questionUin": "72815" } ], "twfy_id": "26590", "person_name": "Sonia Kumar", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/72816/" }, { "id": 1829575, "askingMemberId": 5274, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-08-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-02T00:00:00", "uin": "72818", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the guidance on Section 251 of the NHS Act 2006 to ensure clarity and consistency for NHS Trusts engaged in developing digital health initiatives; and if he will take steps to eng", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "Since May 2024, the Department and NHS England have been delivering a national programme of public engagement on health and social care data. To date, over 8,600 members of the public have been engaged. The aim is to understand people\u2019s views on how their...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Health Services: Digital Technology", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26590", "person_name": "Sonia Kumar", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/72818/" }, { "id": 1830374, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-08-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-03T00:00:00", "uin": "73617", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help support service personnel to obtain education, health and care plans for dependent children.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-03T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence (MOD) established, operates and chairs the MOD Local Authority Partnership (MODLAP) principally consisting of those Authorities with the highest numbers of Service children. MODLAP has developed a number of Special Educational Need...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Armed Forces: Special Educational Needs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73617/" }, { "id": 1830412, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-08-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "uin": "905409", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of statutory sick pay.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-01T00:00:00", "answerText": "I know that my honourable friends will welcome the changes this Government is making to Statutory Sick Pay through the Employment Rights Bill, including extending eligibility to up to 1.3 million of the lowest paid employees and removing the waiting perio...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Statutory Sick Pay", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-26/905409/" }, { "id": 1835913, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-13T00:00:00", "uin": "77676", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) asylum seeking families, (b) asylum seeking unaccompanied minors and (c) all types of asylum seekers would be eligible for transfer from asylum hotels to military barracks.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office is firmly committed to ensuring that destitute asylum seekers are provided with safe, secure, and appropriate accommodation, and that they are treated with dignity throughout the asylum process.Any requests to be accommodated in a particul...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Asylum: Military Bases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-16/77676/" }, { "id": 1835973, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-13T00:00:00", "uin": "77688", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's review of the adults at risk in immigration detention policy, whether she has considered the potential merits of including (a) lesbian, (b) bisexual and (c) gay peop", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "As part of the review of the adults at risk in immigration detention policy, I can confirm that officials have considered the merits of including lesbian, gay and bisexual people on the list of indicators of risk under the policy. In addition, written com...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Migrants: Detainees", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-16/77688/" }, { "id": 1835912, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-13T00:00:00", "uin": "77675", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's Statement of 1 September 2025 on Borders and Asylum, Official Report, col 26, what steps she plans to take to tighten the test for asylum accommodation.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are reviewing our processes, policies and legislation to ensure that only those who need support receive it. We will set out reforms to the asylum system later this year in the Asylum Policy statement.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Asylum: Housing", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-16/77675/" }, { "id": 1835052, "askingMemberId": 1591, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-13T00:00:00", "uin": "77035", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children were granted refugee family reunion visas in the year ending 30 June 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5266.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office publishes data on refugee family reunion in the 'Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release'. Data on refugee family reunion visa grants, by age group, is published in table Fam_D01 of the 'family reunion visa grants detailed datasets...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Refugees: Children", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11923", "person_name": "Tim Farron", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-15/77035/" }, { "id": 1841278, "askingMemberId": 5309, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-15T00:00:00", "uin": "905776", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on health services in Northern Ireland.", "answeringBodyId": 21, "answeringBodyName": "Northern Ireland Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "905774" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5162.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-15T00:00:00", "answerText": "With our record settlement for Northern Ireland, and work of the Executive, waiting lists are starting to come down.Soon, I will meet with Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to discuss long-term transformation. 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Overall spending in these categories will increase by 24% for housing work and 30% for immigration work. This represents a significant investment \u2013 the first since 1996 \u2013 resul...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Legal Aid Scheme", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-16/77677/" }, { "id": 1834029, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-15T00:00:00", "uin": "76298", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) women of child bearing age, (b) girls, (c) boys and (d) men are receiving prescriptions for sodium valproate as of 11 September 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "Prescription data is collected by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).The NHSBSA bases prescription data on processed prescription data for each three-month period. This is a commonly used method for presenting prescription data for prescriptions...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-09-16T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sodium Valproate: Prescriptions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-10/76298/" }, { "id": 1834027, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-16T00:00:00", "uin": "76297", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to make interim payments to people affected by sodium valproate as recommended in the Hughes report on Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 ", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, including around interim payments. This is a complex issue involving input...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-09-17T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-10/76297/" }, { "id": 1833551, "askingMemberId": 4853, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-15T00:00:00", "uin": "76055", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to help increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of vets in the public sector.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra is aware of the numerous challenges facing recruitment and retention of qualified veterinary surgeons into Government roles. The Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Food Standards Agency have been looking at ways to increase recruitment into Gove...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Veterinary Medicine: Labour Turnover", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25875", "person_name": "Neil Hudson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-09/76055/" }, { "id": 1833068, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "uin": "75748", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61248 on Green Belt: Maps, whether local authorities will be required to publish a map of grey belt areas within their areas du", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "It is for individual local planning authorities to undertake the necessary assessments to identify if land is grey belt, either through plan making or through considering specific applications that come forward. Similarly, it is for authorities\u202fto determi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Green Belt: Maps", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-08/75748/" }, { "id": 1834002, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-15T00:00:00", "uin": "76422", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is considering the potential merits of extending concessionary bus fare schemes to people aged 19 to 25 in (a) encouraging public transport use and (b) establishing long-term sustainable ", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around \u00a3700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Bus Services: Concessions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26569", "person_name": "Manuela Perteghella", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-10/76422/" }, { "id": 1834003, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-15T00:00:00", "uin": "76423", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to help deliver (a) reliable and (b) timetabled bus services for (i) school and (ii) college students in (A) Stratford-on-Avon constituency and (B) Warwickshire.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government knows how important reliable and affordable bus services are in enabling people to access education, and is committed to delivering better buses throughout the country, including for school and college students. The Government introduced th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Bus Services: Warwickshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26569", "person_name": "Manuela Perteghella", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-10/76423/" }, { "id": 1831998, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-08T00:00:00", "uin": "74854", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed abolition of NHS England on the (a) recruitment and (b) training of NHS staff.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "Over the next two years, NHS England, including its functions for workforce, training, and education, will be brought into the Department. This will reduce duplication and bureaucracy, with savings from unnecessary administration costs allowing us to put ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS England", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-03/74854/" }, { "id": 1833836, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-15T00:00:00", "uin": "76295", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of NHS England on levels of NHS service provision, in the context of (a) the closure of the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders prog", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "Volunteers play an important role supporting and complementing National Health Service services, staff, and patients but they do not replace staff or services. Following the closure of the NHS Volunteer Responders programme, all volunteers have been signp...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-09-16T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS England", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-10/76295/" }, { "id": 1832245, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-08T00:00:00", "uin": "74959", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on local clinical services.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], 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"75244", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the value for money of paying NHS trusts to validate the data on their waiting lists.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "75247", "75251", "75252" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "No estimate has been made of the return on investment on the validation sprint.Waiting list validation is a well-established component for effective management of waiting lists, with detailed guidance available for Trusts, including safeguards to ensure p...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS Trusts: Waiting Lists", 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This is usually informed by the insurer\u2019s claims experience and other industry-wide statistics. The government does not usuall...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Home Insurance: Travellers", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25833", "person_name": "Mary Kelly Foy", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-05/75505/" }, { "id": 1832607, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "uin": "75300", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Leader of the House of Lords on when the committee stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will take place.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "Ministers and officials from the Department are regularly in touch with their counterparts across Government. 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The Farming Innovation Programme, delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, provides grant...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Materials: Innovation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26589", "person_name": "Tristan Osborne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-02/74372/" }, { "id": 1831391, "askingMemberId": 5220, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-04T00:00:00", "uin": "74387", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the definition of recycled in Section 49 of the Finance Act 2021 to recognize organic recycling through food waste schemes.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5282.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Plastic Packaging Tax provides a clear economic incentive for businesses to use recycled plastic in the manufacture of plastic packaging, thereby stimulating the collection and recycling of plastic waste and diverting it away from landfill or incinera...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Recycling", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26589", "person_name": "Tristan Osborne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-02/74387/" }, { "id": 1832718, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-09-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "uin": "75377", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital spending has been allocated to railways in Wales in each year of the Spending Review period; and (i) how much and (ii) over what period of time her Department plans to spend on ", "answeringBodyId": 28, "answeringBodyName": "Wales Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4425.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-09-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "I would refer the Honourable Member to the answer I provided to written question UIN 69339 on 2 September 2025. 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In advance of this, departmental officials have established a regular working group with recognised trade unions representing school support staff and emp...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "School Support Staff Negotiating Body", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-01/73890/" }, { "id": 1845557, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-29T00:00:00", "uin": "85611", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Policy Exchange report entitled In absentia parentis, published on 24 August 2025, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities have up-to-date safeguarding policie", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "85610" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "Local authorities and social care practitioners are required to support children in a way that meets their needs and best interests. This support will look different on an individual case basis. 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This support will look different on an individual case basis. In considering their safeguarding policies and how best to s...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Children in Care: Gender", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-10-27T00:00:00", "questionUin": "85611" } ], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-27/85610/" }, { "id": 1842118, "askingMemberId": 5054, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-21T00:00:00", "uin": "82759", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the evidence presented in Prostate Cancer Research\u2019s report entitled Prostate Cancer Screening: The Impact ", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) Secretariat has noted Prostate Cancer Research\u2019s report entitled Prostate Cancer Screening: The Impact on the NHS and has discussed it with the chair of the UK NSC.The UK NSC is currently undertaking a new evid...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-10-22T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Prostate Cancer: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26340", "person_name": "Calvin Bailey", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-16/82759/" }, { "id": 1844036, "askingMemberId": 1466, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-27T00:00:00", "uin": "84158", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to reopen (a) military and (b) non-military government training opportunities to Israelis following the ceasefire in Gaza.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5148.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK has a long history of providing assistance to other nations in the security and justice fields and continues to do so around the world. UK training courses promote British values, including human rights, democracy, and compliance with international...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Israel: Military Aid", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11132", "person_name": "Andrew Murrison", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-22/84158/" }, { "id": 1836676, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "78395", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 27 March 2025, Official Report, column 447WH, if he will make an assessment of th", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department will give careful consideration to the findings of Dr Bromley\u2019s study, once the research has been finalised and published. The Department recognises the importance of robust, evidence-based research in shaping policy and improving outcomes ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Pregnancy: Drugs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/78395/" }, { "id": 1844372, "askingMemberId": 4384, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-27T00:00:00", "uin": "84632", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of play-based (a) learning and (b) teaching as part of the (i) early years and (ii) Key Stage 1 curricula.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5337.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department recognises that play is critical to children\u2019s wellbeing, learning and development. This is reflected in the early years foundation stage statutory framework, which supports early years practitioners to design a rich curriculum that include...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Children's Play: Curriculum", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25362", "person_name": "Mike Wood", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-23/84632/" }, { "id": 1847471, "askingMemberId": 5054, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-31T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-04T00:00:00", "uin": "87121", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the article entitled European Study of Prostate Cancer Screening - 23 Year Follow-up published in the New England Journ", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The article European Study of Prostate Cancer Screening \u2013 23 Year Follow-up was published after the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) completed its formal modelling report as part of its evidence review into prostate cancer screening.However, given...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Prostate Cancer: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26340", "person_name": "Calvin Bailey", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-31/87121/" }, { "id": 1837138, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "78415", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS neonatal units have parental accommodation available.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "Not all maternity hospitals are currently able to offer adequate accommodation for families. This is due to the historic undercapitalisation across the National Health Service, as highlighted by the Darzi Report.All trust boards should review their estate...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Baby Care Units", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/78415/" }, { "id": 1845558, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-29T00:00:00", "uin": "85612", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with (a) Surrey County Council and (b) Surrey Police on child safeguarding following the conviction of Stephen Ireland.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "Child sexual abuse is an abhorrent crime that no child should ever have to endure. We recognise the lifelong impact it can have on victims and survivors and remain committed to strengthening our response to this abuse.The department holds regular meetings...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offences against Children: Surrey", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-27/85612/" }, { "id": 1846016, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-28T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-04T00:00:00", "uin": "85834", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to publish a list of live legal cases the Government is taking against water companies.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-04T00:00:00", "answerText": "At the conclusion of an investigation into a water company the Environment Agency (EA) will ordinarily be able to disclose the fact of the live prosecution from the point the information has been laid and summons granted. This is subject to any reporting ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Water Companies: Criminal Proceedings", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-28/85834/" }, { "id": 1844053, "askingMemberId": 5145, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-27T00:00:00", "uin": "84507", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress her Department has made in reviewing responses to the call for evidence on reforming the credit union common bond in Great Britain; and when her Department plans to publish its proposed next ste", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5333.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognises the role that credit unions play in providing savings and affordable loans to their members, serving local communities throughout the country. This is why the government is taking steps to ensure credit unions are fully supported...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Credit Unions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26419", "person_name": "Irene Campbell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-22/84507/" }, { "id": 1841162, "askingMemberId": 5120, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-21T00:00:00", "uin": "82086", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Leicester South to discuss the role of the optometry sector as part of the NHS 10 Year Plan.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-30T00:00:00", "answerText": "We recognise the vital contribution the optometry sector plays in the early detection of sight threatening conditions. The 10-Year Health Plan will support more eye care services being delivered in the community.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-10-22T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ophthalmic Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26364", "person_name": "Shockat Adam", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-14/82086/" }, { "id": 1844446, "askingMemberId": 4511, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-27T00:00:00", "uin": "84649", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterparts on the attack on the Ahmadiyya community at Bait-ul-Mahdi Mosque in Rabwah on 10 October 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5148.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 29 October to question 82128.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Pakistan: Ahmadiyya", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25284", "person_name": "Rupa Huq", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-23/84649/" }, { "id": 1843599, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-23T00:00:00", "uin": "83941", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Octopus Energy partnership with Ming Yang on national security.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4998.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "We cannot comment on individual investment cases, but investment into the energy sector is subject to the highest levels of national security scrutiny, and we will continue to work closely with industry to\u202fbuild secure supply chains and\u202fensure the UK rema...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mingyang Smart Energy and Octopus Energy: National Security", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-21/83941/" }, { "id": 1843600, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-23T00:00:00", "uin": "83942", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce reliance on Chinese-made components in UK energy infrastructure.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4998.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is committed to working closely across Government and industry stakeholders to take forward the actions needed to develop supply chains that are resilient, sustainable, innovative and secure. The Government takes the security and resilience...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Energy: Infrastructure", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-21/83942/" }, { "id": 1842896, "askingMemberId": 1466, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-22T00:00:00", "uin": "83263", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77029 on Israel: Military Aid, following the ceasefire in Gaza, when he will review his decision on Israeli defence personnel attendance on UK courses.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Ministry of Defence decided to pause future Israeli participation on UK training and education courses until the situation in Gaza and the West Bank had been satisfactorily addressed We will keep this decision under review.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Israel: Military Aid", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11132", "person_name": "Andrew Murrison", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-20/83263/" }, { "id": 1836950, "askingMemberId": 3952, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "78081", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting the age limit for funding of level 7 apprenticeships at 22 years old.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4979.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "This government has a driving mission to break down barriers to opportunity. Apprenticeship starts by young people under 25 fell by almost 40% over the last decade. From January 2026, the government will no longer fund level 7 apprenticeships, equivalent ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Apprentices: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24845", "person_name": "Toby Perkins", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/78081/" }, { "id": 1844935, "askingMemberId": 5246, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-27T00:00:00", "uin": "906022", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help reduce losses from fraud in the benefits system.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4979.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department has made strides in turning the tide on fraud and error in the benefits system, with the overall rates dropping since the peak in overpayments in 2022. We welcome the recognition of this progress in the NAO\u2019s recent report. We will continue...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Social Security Benefits: Fraud", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26500", "person_name": "Torcuil Crichton", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-21/906022/" }, { "id": 1838589, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "79884", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of local authorities have a five year housing land supply based on current delivery given the Government's housing targets.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "79883" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Planning Policy Frameworks sets out that local authorities should identify and update annually a five-year housing land supply (5YHLS) of deliverable housing sites (with appropriate buffer) for decision making. This should be calculated again...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Housing: Construction", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "79883" } ], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79884/" }, { "id": 1838588, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "79883", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of local authorities have a five year housing land supply.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "79884" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Planning Policy Frameworks sets out that local authorities should identify and update annually a five-year housing land supply (5YHLS) of deliverable housing sites (with appropriate buffer) for decision making. This should be calculated again...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Housing: Construction", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "79884" } ], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79883/" }, { "id": 1843067, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-23T00:00:00", "uin": "83684", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to consult (a) disabled children and their (i) parents and (ii) carers and (b) organisations representing those people before the publication of the Government\u2019s (A) interim and (B)", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Law Commission\u2019s review of disabled children\u2019s social care law included a full public consultation on their proposals between 8 October 2024 and 31 January 2025, inviting written responses. 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We expect local authorities to ensure that a diverse range of high-quality services are available, working with their NHS integrated care b...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Care Homes: Closures", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-15/905920/" }, { "id": 1836695, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "78334", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled US-UK pact will boost advances in drug discovery, create tens of thousands of jobs and transform lives, published on 16 September 2025, what", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5039.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "In September 2025, we announced the landmark UK-US Technology Prosperity Deal which will help turbocharge the Government\u2019s nuclear and economic growth ambitions. 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That is why we are committed to ensuring it works fairly for all.The Civil Justice Council\u2019s review will help inform the Government\u2019s approach to any po...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/78148/" }, { "id": 1838577, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "79872", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is his planned timetable for implementing local government re-organisation in Bedfordshire.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The English Devolution White Paper announced that we will facilitate a programme of local government reorganisation for two-tier areas, and for unitary councils where there is evidence of failure or where their size or boundaries may be hindering their ab...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Bedfordshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79872/" }, { "id": 1838585, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "79880", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to allow local authorities to reject planning applications from developers on the basis of previous failures to (a) build and (b) maintain sustainab", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government is committed to securing the delivery of high-quality sustainable drainage systems to help manage flood risk and adapt to the effects of climate change. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that developments of all sizes shoul...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sewers: Planning Permission", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79880/" }, { "id": 1840209, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-15T00:00:00", "uin": "81543", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of staffing levels in local government on the financial sustainability of the Local Government Pension Scheme.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Local Government Pension Scheme is well funded, with a funding level of 107% at the 2022 fund valuation. The 2025 valuation is currently underway, which will value the assets and liabilities of each fund, and set employer contributions locally to ensu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government Pension Scheme", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-13/81543/" }, { "id": 1838584, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "79879", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to direct local authorities to always reject planning applications which the lead local flood authority deem would increase the risk of flooding for", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk (whether existing or future). Where development is necessary in such ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Planning Permission: Flood Control", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79879/" }, { "id": 1838586, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "79881", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the amount of Section 106 funding that was not drawn down and subsequently lost in each of the past ten years.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "79803" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 54059 on 6 June 2025.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Affordable Housing: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "79803" } ], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79881/" }, { "id": 1838578, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "79873", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61248 on Green Belt: Maps, if he will list the local authorities that have received funding.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government has provided 133 local planning authorities with \u00a370,000 of pump priming funding each to contribute towards the costs of carrying out Green Belt reviews in their areas. Eligible local authorities submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) fo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Green Belt: Maps", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79873/" }, { "id": 1837060, "askingMemberId": 4074, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-14T00:00:00", "uin": "78140", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help support UK-based businesses that work on orbit (a) servicing and (b) assembly.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], 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"questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to standardise the criteria for reservist call-out liability across the Armed Forces services.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5258.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "Under the forthcoming Armed Forces Bill, we will standardise some of the criteria governing this liability, for those personnel who will form the Strategic Reserve (personnel who leave Service and retain a liability to be called back into permanent Servic...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Reserve Forces", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26340", "person_name": "Calvin Bailey", "url": 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"dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-16T00:00:00", "uin": "78336", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled US-UK pact will boost advances in drug discovery, create tens of thousands of jobs and transform lives, published on 16 September 2025, whet", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5039.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "Developers are responsible for undertaking environmental impact assessments for new data centres, including assessments of water and energy usage. As part of the criteria for hosting an AI Growth Zone (AIGZ), applicants must demonstrate access to sufficie...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Data Centres: Environmental Impact Assessment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/78336/" }, { "id": 1836696, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-10-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-10-16T00:00:00", "uin": "78335", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department undertook an environmental impact assessment for the building of new data centres before the announcement of the Tech Prosperity Deal on 16 September 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5039.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-10-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "Developers are responsible for carrying out environmental impact assessments for new data centres. 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Free National Health Service sight tests are available for many, including individuals diagnosed with glaucoma or aged 40 years old...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-11-18T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Glaucoma: Ophthalmic Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26364", "person_name": "Shockat Adam", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89834/" }, { "id": 1850886, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "uin": "89500", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to stop companies from using biobeads.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "Polluting our waterways is unacceptable. It is right that Southern Water has taken responsibility for the incident at Camber Sands, East Sussex, caused by a failure of a screening filter at their Eastbourne Wastewater Treatment Works. 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The Home Secretary has written to the First Minister to confirm this. As the Hon Member will appreciate correspondence between th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offences against Children: Wales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-20/93029/" }, { "id": 1857813, "askingMemberId": 4384, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-27T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-02T00:00:00", "uin": "95074", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) pubs, (b) cafes, (c) restaurants and (d) hotels have had their rateable value (i) increased and (ii) reduced by the Valuation Office Agency during the 2026 business rate revaluation.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5282.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The VOA published the Draft non-domestic rating list on 26 November 2025. 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From 1 December 2025, the trust will temporarily stop accepting new referrals. The trust has taken this shor...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "ADHD: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-27/95320/" }, { "id": 1856272, "askingMemberId": 5145, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-26T00:00:00", "uin": "93903", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she will take to ensure banks provide access to affordable credit to people who are financially excluded.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5333.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-01T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises that, when provided responsibly, credit can play an important role in helping people manage unexpected expenses and smooth their cash flow. 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The Deed of Undertaking we agreed with the new owner includes a commitment from EP Group that they will continue to...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-24/93989/" }, { "id": 1853992, "askingMemberId": 4623, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-26T00:00:00", "uin": "92221", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the impairment fee on financial pressures on the British brewing sector.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "Incorporating impairment provisions for bad debt in a cost recovery scheme is an expected consideration of Government as detailed in Managing Public Money guidelines and is common practice when setting fees. 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and if he will meet representatives of regional Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees following that response.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5258.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-24T00:00:00", "answerText": "As the new Minister for Veterans and People, I am currently reviewing and understanding my portfolio, which includes the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees. This includes reviewing previous advice also provided to my predecessor. 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The police will respond to all allegations of group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse, ensuring that victims are protected and offenders are brought to justi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offences against Children: Wales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-12/90289/" }, { "id": 1851882, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "uin": "90290", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make (a) an assessment of the potential merits of launching a Wales-wide inquiry into grooming gangs and (b) it her policy to tackle ongoing crimes relating to grooming gangs in Wales.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4370.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to tackling all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The police will respond to all allegations of group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse, ensuring that victims are protected and offenders are brought to justi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offences against Children: Wales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-12/90290/" }, { "id": 1851878, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "uin": "90288", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has held with the victims and survivors of grooming gangs in Wales since January 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 28, "answeringBodyName": "Wales Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4425.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "As the lead department, the Home Office leads on engagement with victims and survivors of grooming gangs across Wales and England. On 16 June 2025, the then Home Secretary made a statement to Parliament confirming that the Government has accepted all of t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offences against Children: Wales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-12/90288/" }, { "id": 1851526, "askingMemberId": 5128, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-18T00:00:00", "uin": "90492", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the international Summit on Countering Illicit Finance Summit will take place.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4264.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the Hon. Member to the written statement made to the House on 22 July 2025 (UIN HCWS877).", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Money Laundering", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26368", "person_name": "Phil Brickell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-12/90492/" }, { "id": 1850870, "askingMemberId": 4474, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "89481", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 18 of her Department's policy paper entitled Regulation Action Plan - Progress Update and Next Steps, updated in October 2025, whether the commitment to reduce the burden of regu", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5076.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have committed to reduce the administrative burden of regulation on businesses by 25% by the end of the Parliament. For the purposes of this target, businesses count as all organisations defined as being in the private sector by the Office for National...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Regulation: Political Parties and Voluntary Organisations", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25415", "person_name": "Kevin Hollinrake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89481/" }, { "id": 1850883, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "89499", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the biobeads spill in Sussex.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Environment Agency (EA) has a dedicated investigations team to establish cause, pathway and impact on the environment of this pollution event. As a live investigation, I am unable to publicly share details that may harm the credibility of any case whi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Microplastics: East Sussex", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89499/" }, { "id": 1850301, "askingMemberId": 5178, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-12T00:00:00", "uin": "89254", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to make levels of council tax equal in all local authority areas; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on councils with les", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "Council tax is managed by local authorities, who decide what level of council tax they wish to set. This will reflect the service needs of each area having taken account of their other sources of income. It will also reflect historic council tax decisions...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Council Tax", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26406", "person_name": "Sally Jameson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-10/89254/" }, { "id": 1851214, "askingMemberId": 5251, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "89908", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, who the parties are in the two active Investor-State Dispute Settlement cases against the UK.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is a respondent in two active arbitrations, (1) Woodhouse Investment Pte Ltd and West Cumbria Mining (Holdings) Limited and; (2) Mr Mikhail Maratovich Fridman.The Government maintains that it has acted consistently with domestic and interna...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26575", "person_name": "Martin Rhodes", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89908/" }, { "id": 1852230, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "uin": "90764", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department has had it own ministerial car service since her appointment.", "answeringBodyId": 28, "answeringBodyName": "Wales Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4425.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "Since my appointment, the Wales Office has not had its own ministerial car service.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Wales Office: Official Cars", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-13/90764/" }, { "id": 1850766, "askingMemberId": 5234, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "uin": "89850", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number Yutong buses ordered for operation in the UK by operator.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department holds partial information on the number of Yutong buses ordered for operation in the UK. The information in the table below is correct as of November 2025 for England only, taken from projects which the Department has funded. This includes ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Buses: Procurement", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26517", "person_name": "Laurence Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89850/" }, { "id": 1850881, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "uin": "89498", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Ofwat and (b) the Environment Agency on the biobeads spill in Sussex; and whether Southern Water will be fined for that spill.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "Environment Agency (EA) officers have been working with all local partners on the initial and long term clean up strategy and have gathered the necessary evidence from impacted areas. The EA will apply their enforcement and sanctions policy when deciding ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Microplastics: East Sussex", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89498/" }, { "id": 1850913, "askingMemberId": 5120, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-13T00:00:00", "uin": "89835", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the use of medical technologies to prevent sight loss.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "89832" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "As outlined in the 10-Year Health Plan and the Life Sciences Sector Plan, we want patients to have fast and safe access to the most innovative technology, wherever they live in the country. Improving the adoption and procurement of medical technology will...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Eyesight: Ophthalmic Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "questionUin": "89832" } ], "twfy_id": "26364", "person_name": "Shockat Adam", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89835/" }, { "id": 1850907, "askingMemberId": 5120, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "uin": "89832", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve patient access to innovative medical technologies designed to prevent glaucoma.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "89835" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "As outlined in the 10-Year Health Plan and the Life Sciences Sector Plan, we want patients to have fast and safe access to the most innovative technology, wherever they live in the country. Improving the adoption and procurement of medical technology will...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Glaucoma: Ophthalmic Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "questionUin": "89835" } ], "twfy_id": "26364", "person_name": "Shockat Adam", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89832/" }, { "id": 1850899, "askingMemberId": 5120, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-11-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "uin": "89830", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through the NHS 10 Year Health Plan to improve glaucoma care.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4359.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-11-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future, from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from sickness to prevention. 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Last year we sat 107,771 Crown court sitting days, representing over 99% of our allocation, and we remain on track to deliver...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Crown Court", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "questionUin": "100308" } ], "twfy_id": "24767", "person_name": "Karl Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-16/100312/" }, { "id": 1864943, "askingMemberId": 4030, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "100308", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that available Crown Court courtrooms are utilised on every sitting day.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "100312" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "answerText": "HMCTS\u2019s priority is to ensure all funded sitting days are fully utilised each financial year through active courtroom management. Last year we sat 107,771 Crown court sitting days, representing over 99% of our allocation, and we remain on track to deliver...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Crown Court", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "questionUin": "100312" } ], "twfy_id": "24767", "person_name": "Karl Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-16/100308/" }, { "id": 1864944, "askingMemberId": 4030, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "uin": "100309", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the modelling and impact assessment relating to proposals to limit the use of jury trials.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "An impact assessment will accompany our legislative measures, as is usual practice.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Juries", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24767", "person_name": "Karl Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-16/100309/" }, { "id": 1863203, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "uin": "99283", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether data is available on the average length of time people spend living in the UK before acquiring Indefinite Leave to Remain, including (a) all individuals, (b) those on work routes, and (c) thos", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5266.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office publishes data on individuals granted indefinite leave to remain, by initial leave type, and number of years into their journey in the \u2018Migrant journey\u2019 annual release. Data are published in table \u2018MJ_D01\u2019 of the \u2018Migrant journey detailed ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Immigration", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-11/99283/" }, { "id": 1863202, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "uin": "99282", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Restoring Control Over the Immigration System: White Paper, whether families accessing Free School Meals under the No Recourse to Public Funds extension could be subject to penalties", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5266.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "Data regarding how many people in the UK are subject to the \u2018no recourse to public funds\u2019 condition (NRPF) is currently in development and not ready for release. We will continue to explore what further information on NRPF can be produced. 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Individuals experiencing homelessness can access NHS sight tests from high street optical practices. NHS England have made it clear to local commissioning teams that a patient without a fixed address should not be prevent...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2025-12-09T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ophthalmic Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26364", "person_name": "Shockat Adam", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-03/97009/" }, { "id": 1863206, "askingMemberId": 5336, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "uin": "99424", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect historic pauper burial sites from (a) private development and (b) inappropriate land use.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "Burial grounds can be considered as open space, which is defined in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as all open space of public value. 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These matters are managed directly by the operators and employers...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Conditions of Employment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-15/99888/" }, { "id": 1864931, "askingMemberId": 5042, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "100717", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons and Young Offender Institutions have (a) an ID and Banking Administrator and (b) an Employment Lead currently in post.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5082.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Prison Employment Leads (PELs) and ID and Banking Administrators (IDBAs) were introduced to 93 prisons across the estate in 2022 and have been effective in supporting prisoners to prepare for their reintegration into the community since then. 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However, our published research for this cohort has shown around four out of five prison leavers with an alcohol monitoring condition adde...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Offenders: Electronic Tagging", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26324", "person_name": "Pam Cox", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-16/100714/" }, { "id": 1864926, "askingMemberId": 5042, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "100713", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons and Young Offender Institutions currently have (a) an Incentivised Substance Free Living Unit operating, (b) a Drug Recovery Wing operating, and (c) a Drug Strategy Lead in post.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5082.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) has funded Incentivised Substance Free Living Units in 85 prisons, and six currently have abstinence-based Drug Recovery Wings. To support delivery of HMPPS\u2019 Drug and Alcohol Strategy, 54 prisons have a dedicated ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Prisons and Young Offender Institutions: Drugs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26324", "person_name": "Pam Cox", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-16/100713/" }, { "id": 1864925, "askingMemberId": 5042, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "100712", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders were in prison in England and Wales, by offence group as of 30 September 2025.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5082.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "A breakdown of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) by offence group is published in the Annual prison population statistics and the most recent publication can be found here: prison-population-2025.ods. Please see Table_1_A_26, which shows the breakdown as ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Prisoners: Foreign Nationals", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26324", "person_name": "Pam Cox", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-16/100712/" }, { "id": 1864924, "askingMemberId": 5042, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "100711", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Transfer Agreements are currently in place.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5082.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK has Prisoner Transfer Agreements (PTAs) with over 110 countries. They allow for the transfer of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) to their country of nationality to serve the remainder of their sentence, and the repatriation of British Citizens imp...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Prisoners: Repatriation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26324", "person_name": "Pam Cox", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-16/100711/" }, { "id": 1864933, "askingMemberId": 5042, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "100719", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners have been released with a resettlement passport in each month since their introduction.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "100718" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5082.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to ensuring individuals have plans in place before release, identifying needs early, and linking people to the right support, such as housing, employment, and health services, to help reduce reoffending. 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This will increase transparency over how decisions to convict or acquit are reached as juries do not currently give reasons for their j...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Judgements: Standards", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-12-15T00:00:00", "questionUin": "99708" } ], "twfy_id": "24767", "person_name": "Karl Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-15/99757/" }, { "id": 1864003, "askingMemberId": 4030, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "99708", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for Crown Court judges to produce written judgments in cases tried by a single judge sitting alone.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "99757" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "Post-reforms, any judge sitting alone in the Crown Court will give a reasoned judgment for their verdict in open court. 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We are piloting mandatory mediation for small money claims (under \u00a310,000) as part of the county court process. 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That is why we intend to introduce legislation to enact the two primary recommendations of the Civi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-15/99767/" }, { "id": 1864009, "askingMemberId": 4030, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "99760", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of serving magistrates are under the age of 40.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, 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"dateTabled": "2025-12-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "uin": "99285", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) children and (b) adults are subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds condition.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "99281" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5266.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "Data regarding how many people in the UK are subject to the \u2018no recourse to public funds\u2019 condition (NRPF) is currently in development and not ready for release. We will continue to explore what further information on NRPF can be produced. We are unable a...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Migrants", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2025-12-11T00:00:00", "questionUin": "99281" } ], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-11/99285/" }, { "id": 1863201, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-11T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-15T00:00:00", "uin": "99281", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Restoring Control Over the Immigration System: White Paper, whether her Department plans to apply the 5 and 10 year penalties for accessing public funds to those on limited leave to ", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "99285" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5266.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-18T00:00:00", "answerText": "Data regarding how many people in the UK are subject to the \u2018no recourse to public funds\u2019 condition (NRPF) is currently in development and not ready for release. We will continue to explore what further information on NRPF can be produced. 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A full record of recent Local Government Finance Settlements can be found onlin...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Revenue Support Grant: Telford and Wrekin", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26332", "person_name": "Shaun Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-10/98885/" }, { "id": 1859199, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-04T00:00:00", "uin": "96094", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the report into the cost of clinical negligence being prepared by David Lock KC.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS fi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Negligence", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-02/96094/" }, { "id": 1862652, "askingMemberId": 5041, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2025-12-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2025-12-17T00:00:00", "uin": "98888", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the cap for the number of homes that a council can own without the need for a housing revenue account from 200", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2025-12-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognise that the cost of opening a Housing Revenue Account (HRA) can deter non-HRA holding councils from increasing their current levels of housing delivery. 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Once the criminal court reforms come into force, they will apply to existing cases, provided the trial has not yet commenced. This will mean that cases which are past the point of...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Juries", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24767", "person_name": "Karl Turner", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-06/103234/" }, { "id": 1876826, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-29T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "uin": "109617", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support young people with Education, Health and Care Plans who stay in education after the age of 18.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "Education, health and care (EHC) plans can remain in place after age 18. If a young person has an EHC plan, it does not have to end when they leave school. 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This measure commences automatically 2 months after Royal Assent, on 22 March 2026.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Prison Sentences", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26631", "person_name": "Ayoub Khan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-29/109752/" }, { "id": 1875036, "askingMemberId": 5054, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "108334", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any additional evidence published since the UK National Screening Committee\u2019s draft recommendation in November will be considered before a final decision is made on prostate cancer screenin", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "We have full confidence in the UK National Screening Committee's evidence-based approach, which includes a 12 week public consultation to inform the findings even further. 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My Department has no plans to publish the minutes of the meeting. 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We are ambitious about increasing the use of UK made steel in UK energy and infrastructure projects where possible. We will publish a steel strategy this yea...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Iron and Steel: Procurement", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26411", "person_name": "Luke Myer", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-21/107547/" }, { "id": 1874887, "askingMemberId": 5232, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-29T00:00:00", "uin": "108444", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities within the most deprived decile receive above average increases in Core Spending Power in each year of the local governme", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "Following extensive consultation and engagement, we are realigning funding distributed through the Local Government Finance Settlement with need and deprivation. These updates will account for local circumstances, including for different ability to raise ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26475", "person_name": "Lorraine Beavers", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-26/108444/" }, { "id": 1873873, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "uin": "107393", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled A new vision for water: white paper, published on 20 January 2026, how members of the working groups were selected; which (a) people and (b)", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "A wide range of stakeholders were consulted on reforms through the Independent Water Commission\u2019s Call for Evidence, which received over 50,000 responses. 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When a patient is referred to NHS Online, should a consultation be required, they will see the next available specialist, who may be a...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Menopause and Periods: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-13/105210/" }, { "id": 1873470, "askingMemberId": 5251, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "uin": "107276", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he expects to publish the findings of the responsible business conduct review.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Soon.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Business: Regulation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26575", "person_name": "Martin Rhodes", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-20/107276/" }, { "id": 1874404, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "uin": "107849", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish documents relating to his decision to postpone Norfolk county council elections.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "107848" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5099.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "I met all leaders of Devolution Priority Programme Areas on 11 December, where many areas raised concerns about their capacity to deliver local government reorganisation alongside local elections. I also met Norfolk County Council on 16 December where the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Elections", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "questionUin": "107848" } ], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-22/107849/" }, { "id": 1874397, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "uin": "107848", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what dates his Department had discussions with Norfolk County Council on the cancellation of 2026 elections; and and if he will publish the minutes from those meetings.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "107849" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5099.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "I met all leaders of Devolution Priority Programme Areas on 11 December, where many areas raised concerns about their capacity to deliver local government reorganisation alongside local elections. I also met Norfolk County Council on 16 December where the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Elections", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "questionUin": "107849" } ], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-22/107848/" }, { "id": 1874196, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "uin": "107670", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether agreements between the United States and United Kingdom on the presence of US military forces in Britain place restrictions on the ability of the US to deploy nuclear weapons in Britain.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "The terms, conditions and jurisdiction considerations that govern the US \u2013 and any other visiting NATO force permanently based in the UK \u2013 are enshrined in the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (1951), which is embedded into UK law by the Visiting Forces Ac...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Armed Forces", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-22/107670/" }, { "id": 1874194, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "uin": "107668", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department places any restrictions on the number of United States military forces that can be deployed to bases in Britain.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK does not place any restrictions regarding the numbers of US military forces in the UK. It is up to the US to determine the number of personnel it stations in the UK at any particular time. However, significant adjustments in the nature or scale of ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Armed Forces", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-22/107668/" }, { "id": 1874198, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "uin": "107672", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on running costs for RAF (a) Menwith Hill, (b) Lakenheath and (c) Croughton in each of the last three years; and how much of the cost for each year has been reimbursed by the Uni", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "The information requested is not centrally held, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost. There is no one identified budget for three sites, the officials would have to go into each indi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Military Bases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-22/107672/" }, { "id": 1874197, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "uin": "107671", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 45840 on RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons, when it first became policy for his Department to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at United S", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "It has been UK policy for decades to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at any given location. 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The government\u2019s response set out key national curriculum reforms the department will tak...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Primary Education: Children's Play", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "questionUin": "106680" } ], "twfy_id": "26569", "person_name": "Manuela Perteghella", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-19/106681/" }, { "id": 1872728, "askingMemberId": 5122, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-21T00:00:00", "uin": "106680", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to expand the use of play based and exploratory learning approaches within Key Stage 1 to support children\u2019s cognitive, social, and emotional development.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "106681" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5337.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Curriculum and Assessment Review examined whether England\u2019s curriculum and assessment system is fit for purpose and meets the needs of children and young people. 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Excluding ticket office closures as a result of industrial act...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Avanti West Coast: Ticket Offices", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-15/106178/" }, { "id": 1872893, "askingMemberId": 5330, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-26T00:00:00", "uin": "106849", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential regulatory implications of treating water stress and water efficiency as separate classifications; and whether her Department p", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra has not made any assessment of the regulatory implications of treating water stress and water efficiency as separate classifications. The department defines serious water stress as \u2018the current household demand for water is a high proportion of the ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Water Supply", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26625", "person_name": "Peter Bedford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-19/106849/" }, { "id": 1871938, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "uin": "106242", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce health disparities linked to high vitamin D deficiency rates in at-risk population groups.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Government recommendations for vitamin D are promoted on the National Health Service webpage and through the social marketing campaigns Best Start in Life, Better Health, and Healthier Families.The Government\u2019s Healthy Start Scheme was introduced in 2006 ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-15/106242/" }, { "id": 1866775, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "101741", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, a) what steps the Government is taking to reduce delays within the civil justice system, and b) whether he has considered the use of mediation as a potential solution.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to improving performance of, and to reducing demands on, the civil courts. We have put in place measures such as the introduction of digital systems through the HMCTS Reform Programme to drive performance improvements and are f...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Civil Proceedings: Standards", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/101741/" }, { "id": 1866773, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "101739", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of current waiting times in the civil justice system on the competitiveness of the justice system in England and Wales compared to other jurisdictions.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government understands the importance of timely and effective civil justice to England and Wales\u2019 position as an international centre of dispute resolution. 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However, all decisions on whether to approve foreign nations\u2019 use of military bases in the UK for operational purposes considers the legal basis and policy rat...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Military Bases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-19/106458/" }, { "id": 1873046, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "uin": "106459", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the United States' use of its military bases in the UK to send military equipment onward to a third country requires his approval.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "Permissions to utilise UK military bases are considered on a case-by-case basis, dependent on the nature and purpose of their activity. 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These are currently being considered, and the ou...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-19/106730/" }, { "id": 1873050, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "uin": "106460", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department records the UK civilian airports that the US military uses for operational, training or transitory purposes.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "For operational security reasons, we do not offer comment relating to foreign nations\u2019 military aircraft movement.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Armed Forces", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-19/106460/" }, { "id": 1870901, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-15T00:00:00", "uin": "105211", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with suspected endometriosis can access clinicians with specialist expertise through the NHS online hospital.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "NHS Online will be a new, optional online service allowing patients to digitally connect with clinicians across England. In January 2026, we announced the initial specialities and conditions that NHS Online will focus on. Menstrual problems that may be a ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Endometriosis: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-13/105211/" }, { "id": 1870166, "askingMemberId": 5072, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-14T00:00:00", "uin": "104919", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the recovery of Sri Lanka from Cyclone Ditwah.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4253.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Government is deeply concerned about the extensive damage and distress caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. The British High Commissioner in Colombo has been in regular contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Disaster Management Centre,...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sri Lanka: Storms", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26347", "person_name": "Andrew Snowden", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-12/104919/" }, { "id": 1871886, "askingMemberId": 4573, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-20T00:00:00", "uin": "106167", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help secure the release of Craig and Lindsay Foreman from detention in Iran.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": 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This initiative forms part of the Government\u2019s mission to drive economic growth, as outli...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/101744/" }, { "id": 1866776, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "101742", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the expansion of mediation within the civil justice system on a) delays in the courts, and b) resultant business productivity.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "101740" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "We recognise the benefits of mediation to individuals and businesses in resolving disputes in a less adversarial manner. Where mediation is successful, both businesses and their customers will be spared the time and stress of litigation.The impact assessm...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "101740" } ], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/101742/" }, { "id": 1866774, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "101740", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on business productivity of expansion of mediation within the civil justice system.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "101742" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "We recognise the benefits of mediation to individuals and businesses in resolving disputes in a less adversarial manner. Where mediation is successful, both businesses and their customers will be spared the time and stress of litigation.The impact assessm...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "101742" } ], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/101740/" }, { "id": 1866772, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "101738", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken for cases to go to trial in the commercial court.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "I am pleased to say there are currently no undue delays in listing trials in the commercial court. However, we are constantly seeking improvements in timeliness.Listing and case management in the Commercial Court are matters for the judiciary. 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The new legislation will clarify that Litigation Funding Agreements are not Damages Based Agreements and introduce proportionate regulation of...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/101745/" }, { "id": 1866777, "askingMemberId": 4118, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "101743", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the context of trends in levels of success of mediation for claims under \u00a310,000, whether he has considered the expansion of mediation for higher value claims.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5204.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the benefits of mediation in resolving disputes swiftly and consensually.Mandatory mediation for small money claims below \u00a310,000 is now integrated into the county court process, saving time and costs. A formal evaluation will be...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mediation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24961", "person_name": "Julian Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/101743/" }, { "id": 1868997, "askingMemberId": 4818, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "uin": "103899", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people are taking training in digital skills.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "103898", "103900", "103901" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills are essential for young people to succeed in education, employment and to engage effectively in a digital world. Following the recommendations of the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, we are stre...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Digital Technology: Young People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "103898" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "103900" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "103901" } ], "twfy_id": "25847", "person_name": "Saqib Bhatti", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-07/103899/" }, { "id": 1867957, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "102726", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to clinical trials for patients with pancreatic cancer.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is committed to ensuring that all patients, including those with pancreatic cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and innovative, lifesaving treatments.The Department funds research and research infrastructure through the Nati...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Trials", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-05/102726/" }, { "id": 1867955, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "102725", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) prioritise research into pancreatic cancer and (b) encourage innovations in earlier diagnosis.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department invests over \u00a31.6 billion each year on research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and in 2024/25, spent \u00a3141.6 million on cancer research, signalling its high priority. This includes studies that focus spec...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Pancreatic Cancer: Research", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-05/102725/" }, { "id": 1871074, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "uin": "105261", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will consider putting proposals relating to the next BBC Charter to a vote in Parliament.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 3966.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "Parliament will have an opportunity to debate the new draft Charter following the consultation and publication of the White Paper. 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We are keen to see Ayrshire fu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Economic Growth: Ayrshire", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26327", "person_name": "Lillian Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-06/907184/" }, { "id": 1867942, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "102863", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 202, to Question 99888 titled Railways: Conditions of Employment, (a) what assessment her Department has made of the likely impact of Great British Railways on employment p", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4993.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "Great British Railways (GBR) aims to integrate track and train operations while modernising working practices to deliver consistent standards across the network. As work to establish GBR continues, matters relating to employee terms and conditions will be...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Conditions of Employment", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-05/102863/" }, { "id": 1869442, "askingMemberId": 5343, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-08T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-13T00:00:00", "uin": "104390", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department will reimburse the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead for the \u00a3350,000 in costs incurred supporting the delivery of three state visits in 2025 in lin", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4572.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The costs of State Visits have historically been shared across a number of departments and agencies. The allocation of costs for visits hosted at Windsor Castle is currently under review, and we will keep the Hon Member informed on the outcome.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: State Visits", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26608", "person_name": "Joshua Reynolds", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-08/104390/" }, { "id": 1868029, "askingMemberId": 4474, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "102814", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2025 to Question 94722 on Public Spaces: Political Activities, whether local authorities may charge more than cost recovery when levying such", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5099.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "When setting fees local authorities are encouraged to be mindful of their legislative requirements and any guidance issued to them. The Local Government Association has published guidance on locally set licensing fees here which sets out the reasonable co...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Public Places: Political Activities", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25415", "person_name": "Kevin Hollinrake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-05/102814/" }, { "id": 1867938, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "102860", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Bangladeshi counterpart on the killing of Dipu Chandra Das.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4253.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 12 January in response to Question 101933.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Dipu Chandra Das", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-05/102860/" }, { "id": 1866965, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-08T00:00:00", "uin": "101783", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Water Sector Reform White 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decarbonisation aligns with the Critical Minerals Strategy and the Circular Economy Growth Plan through joint working across government and coordinated policy development. This approach aims to strengthen s...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Carbon Emissions: Industry", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26589", "person_name": "Tristan Osborne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-05/103055/" }, { "id": 1867940, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "102861", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2025 to question 97955 titled Brinnington Station: Staff, what steps her Department can take when rail operators fail to comply with their obligations under the ticketing a", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4993.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "It is a requirement of the operators\u2019 contracts that they must comply with all inter-operator schemes, which includes the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) and the associated schedules that relate to ticket office opening hours. Operators must make...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Tickets", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25836", "person_name": "Navendu Mishra", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-05/102861/" }, { "id": 1867319, "askingMemberId": 5239, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "102264", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will publish the independent audit reports commissioned on ECO4 delivery in 2025\u201326.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5129.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Net Zero and Energy Security commissioned independent audit reports on ECO4 delivery. The results of this audit programme are available on the Government website: Solid wall insulation installed under ECO4 and GBIS: Statistical audit re...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Energy Company Obligation: Audit", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26585", "person_name": "Sarah Gibson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/102264/" }, { "id": 1866932, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "102049", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities will receive powers to set planning fees locally for the 2026/27 financial year.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "103875" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Planning and Infrastructure Act provides the Secretary of State with the power to delegate the setting of planning fees to local planning authorities. The process\u202ffor local fee setting will be set out in regulations this year. We will shortly also be ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Planning: Local Government", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "questionUin": "103875" } ], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/102049/" }, { "id": 1868059, "askingMemberId": 5220, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "103054", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to help support the upskilling of the chemical and materials science and engineering workforce to enable the delivery of a circular economy and gree", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "103052", "103053" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. This systemic change, with investment in green jobs and vital infrastructure, builds a path to economic growth, ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Chemical Engineering: Training", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "questionUin": "103052" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "questionUin": "103053" } ], "twfy_id": "26589", "person_name": "Tristan Osborne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-05/103054/" }, { "id": 1868058, "askingMemberId": 5220, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-07T00:00:00", "uin": "103053", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the UK\u2019s chemical and materials science and engineering sectors have access to the infrastructure necessary to support the trans", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "103052", "103054" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. 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Member to the answer given to Question UIN 82789 on 27 October 2025.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Homelessness: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/102032/" }, { "id": 1866919, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "102038", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Mayors and councillors to access LGPS under reforms, published on 13 October 2025, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "As set out in the consultation on access to the LGPS for mayors and councillors, the Government Actuary\u2019s Department has estimated the cost at \u00a340-45 million per year.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government Pension Scheme: Councillors and Mayors", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/102038/" }, { "id": 1866927, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "102044", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities who have begun local plans which will not be submitted by December 2026 should continue with those plans.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "102035" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The latest available figures show that only 27% of local planning authorities have adopted a plan in the last five years. In order to deliver the homes and growth the country needs, we expect all local planning authorities to make every effort to get up-t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Plans", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "102035" } ], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/102044/" }, { "id": 1866928, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "102045", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who will adjudicate if neighbouring authorities cannot reach agreements on unmet housing need in the context of planning reforms.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Planning inspectors will examine new Spatial Development Strategies and will continue to examine plans in line with the policies in the National Planning Policy Framework.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Housing: Planning", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26355", "person_name": "Blake Stephenson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/102045/" }, { "id": 1866901, "askingMemberId": 5100, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-01-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-01-06T00:00:00", "uin": "102021", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make additional infrastructure funding available to Central Bedfordshire Council for the Tempsford and Milton Keynes New Towns.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "101998", "101999", "102000", "102001", "102003", "102004", "102005", "102006", "102007", "102008", "102009", "102010", "102011", "102012", "102013", "102014", "102015", "102016", "102017", "102018", "102019", "102022", "102023", "102024", "102970" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4520.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-01-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the hon. Member to the independent New Towns Taskforce final report as well as the government\u2019s initial response to it. 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Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, nor any members of the Department have met or corresponded with Lord Mandelson on Palantir Technologies.We utilise a range of international suppliers based on operational requi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Lord Mandelson", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111174/" }, { "id": 1880091, "askingMemberId": 4857, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-23T00:00:00", "uin": "112218", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to require abortion providers to provide clear guidance regarding the legality of procuring a termination on the basis of sex.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "There is no policy requirement for abortion providers to provide guidance regarding the legality of procuring a termination on the basis of sex, as all abortion providers must comply with the legal requirements set out in the Abortion Act 1967. 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The US Department of War (DoW) does not own military sites, military land, or military ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Military Bases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-12/113026/" }, { "id": 1881361, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-25T00:00:00", "uin": "113025", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the sites the US War Department owns in the United Kingdom.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4682.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "I can confirm the US War Department does not own any Defence sites in the United Kingdom. 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The number of United S...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Military Bases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-12/113028/" }, { "id": 1882247, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-24T00:00:00", "uin": "113622", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to UIN 107393, where the Minister responded that \"there was not a formal working group for the White Paper\", to clarify whether her Department intends to issue a correction to", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government\u2019s water White Paper states that we established \u2018numerous working groups\u2019 for the purpose of developing the policies behind our extensive reforms, as opposed to a single formal working group for the White Paper. We have clarified this is our...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Water Supply", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-20/113622/" }, { "id": 1881363, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-25T00:00:00", "uin": "113027", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which agreements between the United States and the United Kingdom govern the presence of US National Security Agency personnel in Britain.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-25T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK\u2013US intelligence relationship is one of the closest in the world, built primarily on the longstanding UK-USA Agreement and our Five Eyes partnership, reinforced by our network of bilateral defence and security arrangements. Any details on US intelli...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "US National Security Agency", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-12/113027/" }, { "id": 1880130, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "112253", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to align NICE appraisal timelines, MHRA regulatory pathways and NHS commissioning decisions to support the delivery of personalised cancer medicines.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) aims to issue guidance on new medicines close to the time of licensing to ensure that patients benefit from rapid access to clinically and cost effective new medicines. The National Health Servi...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Drugs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112253/" }, { "id": 1880129, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "112252", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provision the National Cancer Plan will make for orphan drug pathways for patients with rare cancers requiring personalised treatment plans; and how those pathways will differ from existing co", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "On 4 February 2026, NHS England and the Department published a National Cancer Plan for England. The National Cancer Plan is part of our work to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and will make England a world-leader for cancer sur...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Rare Cancers: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112252/" }, { "id": 1880475, "askingMemberId": 4828, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "112441", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure local authorities design local homelessness support services that meet the needs of older people when they experience homelessness.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "112440" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "Homelessness is far too high, including amongst people over the age of 65. The government publishes homelessness data, including the age of the main applicant owed a prevention and relief duty on gov.uk here. Our National Plan to End Homelessness sets out...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Homelessness: Older People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "112440" } ], "twfy_id": "25819", "person_name": "Paula Barker", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112441/" }, { "id": 1880473, "askingMemberId": 4828, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "112440", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of people over 65 owed a statutory homelessness prevention and relief duty by local authorities in England since July 2024.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "112441" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "Homelessness is far too high, including amongst people over the age of 65. The government publishes homelessness data, including the age of the main applicant owed a prevention and relief duty on gov.uk here. Our National Plan to End Homelessness sets out...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Homelessness: Older People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "112441" } ], "twfy_id": "25819", "person_name": "Paula Barker", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112440/" }, { "id": 1879214, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "111176", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) she or (b) any members of her Department met or corresponded with Lord Mandelson on Palantir.", "answeringBodyId": 216, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 3966.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "We utilise a range of international suppliers based on operational requirements, value for money, and compliance with our security and legal obligations, with all suppliers subject to rigorous due diligence.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Lord Mandelson", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111176/" }, { "id": 1880131, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "112254", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 75 of the policy paper entitled A National Cancer Plan for England: delivering world class cancer care, whether it is his policy that patients with rare cancers should be off", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "112251" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Cancer Plan, published on 4 February 2026, sets out clear actions to expand diagnostic genomic testing and ensure that this is matched by access to targeted therapies. The plan confirms that every cancer patient who would benefit from genomic...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Rare Cancers: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "112251" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112254/" }, { "id": 1880128, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "112251", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the expansion of diagnostic genomic testing for cancer is accompanied by timely NHS access to targeted therapies identified by that testing, including where s", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "112254" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4981.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The National Cancer Plan, published on 4 February 2026, sets out clear actions to expand diagnostic genomic testing and ensure that this is matched by access to targeted therapies. The plan confirms that every cancer patient who would benefit from genomic...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Cancer: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "112254" } ], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112251/" }, { "id": 1879001, "askingMemberId": 5318, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "111373", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has issued to the police on detecting and enforcing traffic contraventions committed by autonomous vehicles where no human driver is actively controlling the vehicle.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "Section 39 of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 (\u201cAV Act\u201d) sets out the Secretary of State\u2019s duty to identify and investigate incidents involving automated vehicles which have potential regulatory consequences. Chapter 2 of the ongoing Call for Evidence, \u201cD...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Road Traffic Offences: Driverless Vehicles", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26572", "person_name": "Olly Glover", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111373/" }, { "id": 1879004, "askingMemberId": 5318, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "111374", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department maintains a record of safety interventions, traffic contraventions and near-misses arising from autonomous vehicle trials.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Transport does not retain a specific record as set out in the Honourable Member\u2019s question. However, any data related to any incidents from automated vehicle trials, which take place with a safety driver in the vehicle, would be capture...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Road Traffic Offences: Driverless Vehicles", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26572", "person_name": "Olly Glover", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111374/" }, { "id": 1879005, "askingMemberId": 5318, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "111375", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance she has issued to companies conducting autonomous vehicle trials on public communications on the (a) capability and (b) legal compliance of prototype systems.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The \u2018Code of Practice: automated vehicle trialling\u2019 is publicly available online through the government\u2019s website. The Code of Practice was published to support organisations or individuals wishing to trial automated vehicle technologies and services. Fur...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Driverless Vehicles", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26572", "person_name": "Olly Glover", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111375/" }, { "id": 1878954, "askingMemberId": 5318, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "111362", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy that the Road Safety Investigation Branch (a) record and (b) publish data on collisions involving illegally modified e-bikes separately from those involving standard pedal cycles.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Road Safety Investigation Branch will be data-led and provide thematic investigations based on robust evidence and linked data. The work of the branch is currently being scoped out and further details will be shared in due course. 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There are a number of different units and organisations located in Bicester performing a wide range of tasks and services, and as such there is no ove...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "MOD Bicester", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-04/110711/" }, { "id": 1879370, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "111430", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Welsh Government on how much of the \u00a3445 million funding for Welsh railways will be spent on (a) electrification, (b) railway station development, (c) railwa", "answeringBodyId": 28, "answeringBodyName": "Wales Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4425.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "I have regular discussions with Welsh Government Ministers on a range of issues, including this Government\u2019s historic investment in Welsh rail.The UK Government has announced at least \u00a3445 million for rail enhancements in Wales, to right years of underfun...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Wales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-06/111430/" }, { "id": 1879371, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "111431", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Welsh Government on how much and what proportion of the \u00a3450 million investment in Welsh railways will be spent in the current spending review period; and wh", "answeringBodyId": 28, "answeringBodyName": "Wales Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4425.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Government has announced at least \u00a3445 million for rail enhancements in Wales, to right years of underfunding by previous Conservative Governments and unleash Wales\u2019 economic potential.The vast majority of this investment will be spent in this Spen...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Wales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-06/111431/" }, { "id": 1879368, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "111429", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if she will provide a breakdown by operations, maintenance, renewals and enhancement of funding committed by the UK Government to Welsh railways between 2025\u201326 and 2028\u201329.", "answeringBodyId": 28, "answeringBodyName": "Wales Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4425.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Estimated Operations, Maintenance and Renewals (OMR) expenditure for Wales during Control Period (CP) 7 is broken down as follows:2024-25 - \u00a3502 million2025-26 - \u00a3447 million2026-27 - \u00a3503 million2027-28 - \u00a3499 million2028-29 - \u00a3487 millionIn addition to ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Wales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-06/111429/" }, { "id": 1879372, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "uin": "111432", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the investment announced for Welsh railways forms part of a multi-year funding settlement; and how much of the investment is guaranteed beyond 2025\u201326, including planned spend in 2026\u201327 and 2027\u201328.", "answeringBodyId": 28, "answeringBodyName": "Wales Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4425.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK Government has announced at least \u00a3445 million for rail enhancements in Wales, to right years of underfunding by previous Conservative Governments and unleash Wales\u2019 economic potential. The vast majority of this investment will be spent in this Spe...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Wales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-06/111432/" }, { "id": 1879663, "askingMemberId": 4783, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-11T00:00:00", "uin": "111835", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Women\u2019s FA Cup on (a) domestic women\u2019s leagues, (b) player welfare and (c) fans.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "111833", "111834" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Football Association (the national governing body for football) is independent of the Government and independently determines how they organise their competitions.Karen Carney\u2019s 2023 Independent Review of Women\u2019s Football made a series of recommendati...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Football: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "111833" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "111834" } ], "twfy_id": "25794", "person_name": "Kate Osborne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-09/111835/" }, { "id": 1879661, "askingMemberId": 4783, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-11T00:00:00", "uin": "111833", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the FA regarding proposed changes to the Women\u2019s FA Cup.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "111834", "111835" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Football Association (the national governing body for football) is independent of the Government and independently determines how they organise their competitions.Karen Carney\u2019s 2023 Independent Review of Women\u2019s Football made a series of recommendati...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Football: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "111834" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "questionUin": "111835" } ], "twfy_id": "25794", "person_name": "Kate Osborne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-09/111833/" }, { "id": 1878973, "askingMemberId": 5318, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "111368", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds information related to an independent comparative assessment of the potential cost to the public pursue of Thames Water's White Horse reservoir proposal wi", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "Thames Water has selected the reservoir as part of its statutory Water Resources Management Plan. Water Resources South East has also conducted an options appraisal process, identifying the reservoir's necessity in its Regional Plan. The plans continue to...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Reservoirs: Thames Valley", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26572", "person_name": "Olly Glover", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111368/" }, { "id": 1878965, "askingMemberId": 5318, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "111367", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the flood and safety risk assessments for the proposed SESRO reservoir.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "111365", "111366" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to delivering best value for customers through the water infrastructure programme, while supporting growth and ensuring a resilient water supply. The Government\u2019s Water Delivery Taskforce is working across Government, regulator...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Reservoirs: Thames Valley", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "questionUin": "111365" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "questionUin": "111366" } ], "twfy_id": "26572", "person_name": "Olly Glover", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111367/" }, { "id": 1878961, "askingMemberId": 5318, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "111366", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the SESRO project on the water bills of customers of (a) Thames Water, (b) Southern Water and (c) Affinity Water; and whether this", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "111365", "111367" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-12T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to delivering best value for customers through the water infrastructure programme, while supporting growth and ensuring a resilient water supply. 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This includes the use of HGVs, Light Goods Vehicles (LG...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Electric Bicycles: Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "questionUin": "111361" } ], "twfy_id": "26572", "person_name": "Olly Glover", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111369/" }, { "id": 1878953, "askingMemberId": 5318, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "111361", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure illegally modified e-bikes and (a) identified and (b) addressed within the scope of the National Work-Related Road Safety Charter.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "111369" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4029.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-11T00:00:00", "answerText": " In our new Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January 2026 we announced that we will pilot a National Work-Related Road Safety Charter for businesses that require people to drive or ride for them. This includes the use of HGVs, Light Goods Vehicles (LG...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Electric Bicycles: Safety", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-05T00:00:00", "questionUin": "111369" } ], "twfy_id": "26572", "person_name": "Olly Glover", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111361/" }, { "id": 1878540, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "110710", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role is of RAF Oakhanger; how many of his Department\u2019s personnel are stationed there; and who owns the site.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5258.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "RAF Oakhanger is a Ministry of Defence owned satellite ground station, which is contractor managed. It monitors and controls the UK's constellation of military communication satellites. There are no Defence staff stationed at RAF Oakhanger. 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Although not essential for safe self-driving, adaptations to roads and other infrastructure have the pot...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Driverless Vehicles: Urban Areas", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26572", "person_name": "Olly Glover", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111372/" }, { "id": 1880077, "askingMemberId": 5067, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "907806", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4998.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "We will present a full implementation plan by the end of February 2026, taking account of international obligations, security considerations, and planning, environmental and court processes. We aim to complete implementation within two years, subject to l...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Nuclear Regulatory Review", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26346", "person_name": "Tony Vaughan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-04/907806/" }, { "id": 1877624, "askingMemberId": 5093, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-04T00:00:00", "uin": "110162", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to help ensure airports have the capital investment to transition to net zero carbon emissions (a) on their estate and (b) in airport operations.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4993.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Airport operators are primarily in the private sector and therefore responsible for their own capital investment decisions, including those affecting the decarbonisation of their estates and operations. However, we are working closely with the aviation se...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Airports: Carbon Emissions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26563", "person_name": "Alison Taylor", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-02/110162/" }, { "id": 1878544, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "110713", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are confidential arrangements in place governing the US military's use of bases in the UK in addition to the NATO Status of Forces Agreement 1951, the Visiting Forces Act 1952 and UK/US Cost Sharing", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "A range of formal agreements govern the US military's use of bases in the UK including the NATO Status of Forces Agreement 1951, the Visiting Forces Act 1952, and UK-US Cost Sharing Agreement 1973. Classified agreements also apply in some areas, reflectin...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Military Bases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-04/110713/" }, { "id": 1878545, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "110714", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legislative basis is for the United States' use of force from bases in the United Kingdom being subject to joint decision-making.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Permissions to utilise UK military bases by foreign partners are considered on a case-by-case basis. This includes engagement with US partners on the nature and purpose of their activity. For operational security reasons, we do not offer comment or inform...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Armed Forces", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-04/110714/" }, { "id": 1878543, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "uin": "110712", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where United States (a) naval, (b) army and (c) marine detachments are stationed in the UK.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The United States Visiting Forces are present in the UK at the invitation of HM Government. The majority of US personnel in the UK are drawn from the US Air Force and stationed at RAF bases, but the overall US force composition across its UK footprint is ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "USA: Military Bases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-04/110712/" }, { "id": 1877613, "askingMemberId": 4828, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "110107", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what work his Department is doing to help improve data collection on the number of women rough sleeping and to adopt a gender-informed methodology for measuring rough sleeping.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "110105", "110106" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognises that women experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping have different experiences and needs to men.In November 2025 the government published the Rough Sleeping Questionnaire deep dive on women\u2019s homelessness. This can be found o...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sleeping Rough: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "110105" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "110106" } ], "twfy_id": "25819", "person_name": "Paula Barker", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-02/110107/" }, { "id": 1877609, "askingMemberId": 4828, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "uin": "110106", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will take steps to review the national definition of rough sleeping to help ensure it reflects the different ways women experience homelessness.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "110105", "110107" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognises that women experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping have different experiences and needs to men.In November 2025 the government published the Rough Sleeping Questionnaire deep dive on women\u2019s homelessness. This can be found o...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sleeping Rough: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "110105" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "110107" } ], "twfy_id": "25819", "person_name": "Paula Barker", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-02/110106/" }, { "id": 1877606, "askingMemberId": 4828, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-02-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-02-04T00:00:00", "uin": "110105", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with local authorities on levels of female homelessness.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "110106", "110107" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-02-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government recognises that women experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping have different experiences and needs to men.In November 2025 the government published the Rough Sleeping Questionnaire deep dive on women\u2019s homelessness. 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More broadly, our Clean Power by 2030 missio...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Carbon Emissions: Bank Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-03/110568/" }, { "id": 1892212, "askingMemberId": 1512, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "121291", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to scale the HIV Confident initiative, to (a) all NHS trusts, (b) care homes, (c) dentists and (d) other health and social care settings.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "On World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025, the Department published the new HIV Action Plan, which was developed in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England. The plan is backed by over \u00a3170 million in funding and sets out five core priori...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HIV/AIDS: Discrimination", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11970", "person_name": "David Mundell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-17/121291/" }, { "id": 1895766, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124161", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consultation is she undertaking with the education sector on producing guidance for schools on the implementation of ISPs in order to ensure they deliver the outcomes intended in the SEND White Paper.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform proposes a duty on schools and colleges to produce an Individual Support Plan (ISP) for every child or young person who receives targeted or specialist support, ensuring help keeps pace with the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Special Educational Needs", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124161/" }, { "id": 1895714, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124154", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Access for All programme, what reasons were provided for the lack of progression of the Wivelsfield bid; and whether it will be considered in future rounds.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4993.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "answerText": "As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 15 January 2026, schemes were prioritised for Access for All funding, considering a range of factors including passenger benefit, geographic spread, the level of scheme development and the availability of...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railway Stations: Access", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124154/" }, { "id": 1895704, "askingMemberId": 5203, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-15T00:00:00", "uin": "124395", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has met with representatives of Meningitis Now since the recent meningitis outbreak; and whether he plans to meet them to discuss their recommendations.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-21T00:00:00", "answerText": "My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, regularly engages with charitable organisations on a variety of issues.A targeted vaccination programme has been introduced in direct response to the Kent outbreak, and he has asked the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2026-04-16T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Meningitis Now", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26536", "person_name": "Alison Griffiths", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124395/" }, { "id": 1895664, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124139", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current average waiting time is for car driving tests in Wales; how many driving test centres in Wales have an average waiting time of (a) over 12 weeks, (b) over 18 weeks, and (c) over 24 weeks; and w", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Wales in February 2026 was 16.8 weeks. The table below shows the average waiting time in February 2026 for a car practical driving test at driving test centres in Wales: Driving Test CentreAvera...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Driving Tests: Wales", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124139/" }, { "id": 1894867, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-25T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "123770", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what alternative accommodation will be provided to women and children asylum seekers once they are removed from hotels.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "Home Office officials keep the asylum accommodation estate under continual review. As part of this estate management, operational adjustments are made on an ongoing basis to ensure sufficient and suitable capacity is maintained to meet expected levels of ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Asylum: Temporary Accommodation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-25/123770/" }, { "id": 1895770, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124164", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, If he can confirm the dates of the proposed technical consultation for Local Government Reorganisation in Sussex.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "We anticipate that the consultation will take place shortly after the local elections and will run until around mid-June. Once the consultation has closed, the Secretary of State will take a final decision on which, if any, proposal to take forward in the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Local Government: Sussex", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124164/" }, { "id": 1895774, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124166", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to support access to men's mental health services in (a) East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency and (b) Sussex.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "We recognise that some men may find it difficult to seek help for their mental health, and Sussex has made this a priority within its suicide prevention and mental health strategies. This includes targeted work to improve early identification, reduce stig...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Mental Health Services: Men", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124166/" }, { "id": 1895765, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124160", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are estimated to be living with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in (a) East Grinstead and Uckfield Constituency and (b) Sussex.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The data requested is not held centrally. Children with developmental coordination disorder, commonly known as dyspraxia, access support through local National Health Service occupational therapy, paediatrics, physiotherapy, and educational services.NHS g...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Developmental Language Disorder: Sussex", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124160/" }, { "id": 1895768, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124163", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has made of paying businesses compensation directly for water outages in shared businesses premises instead of landlords.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "124162" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "All customers of water and sewerage companies are entitled to guaranteed minimum standards of service, as set out by Government. These rights are known as the guaranteed standards scheme (GSS). Where a company fails to meet any of the standards, it is req...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Businesses: Compensation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124162" } ], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124163/" }, { "id": 1895767, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124162", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing compensation to businesses affected by water outages in (a) East Grinstead and Uckfield Constituency and (b) Sussex.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "124163" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4645.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "All customers of water and sewerage companies are entitled to guaranteed minimum standards of service, as set out by Government. These rights are known as the guaranteed standards scheme (GSS). Where a company fails to meet any of the standards, it is req...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Businesses: Sussex", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124163" } ], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124162/" }, { "id": 1895848, "askingMemberId": 4573, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124170", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with Cardiac Risk in the Young on the use of its cardiac screening dataset to support the development of AI-enabled diagnostic tools.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "Sudden cardiac death in the young is always a tragedy. Officials and Ministers from the Department have met with representatives from Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) on several occasions.The Department understands that the data set was recently published....", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Heart Diseases: Young People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25579", "person_name": "Rosena Allin-Khan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124170/" }, { "id": 1892217, "askingMemberId": 1512, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "121296", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the new anti-stigma programmes commissioned across trusts will be delivered in partnership with voluntary and community sector organisations with lived experience expertise, and ", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "As part of the blood borne virus (BBV) emergency department opt-out testing programme, NHS England currently promotes and funds HIV peer support services in partnership with voluntary and community sector organisations, recognising the role of lived-exper...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Diseases: Discrimination", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11970", "person_name": "David Mundell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-17/121296/" }, { "id": 1893351, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-25T00:00:00", "uin": "122537", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential of (a) vaping and (b) passive vaping on the risk of invasive meningococcal disease.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "122536" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "There is established evidence that exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of meningococcal disease. Tobacco smoking increases the risk of meningococcal carriage and meningococcal disease by damaging the nasopharyngeal mucosa and suppressing immune r...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Meningitis: Electronic Cigarettes", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "122536" } ], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-20/122537/" }, { "id": 1893350, "askingMemberId": 4592, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-25T00:00:00", "uin": "122536", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) smoking and (b) passive smoking on the risk of invasive meningococcal disease.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "122537" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "There is established evidence that exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of meningococcal disease. Tobacco smoking increases the risk of meningococcal carriage and meningococcal disease by damaging the nasopharyngeal mucosa and suppressing immune r...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Meningitis: Smoking", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "122537" } ], "twfy_id": "25597", "person_name": "Caroline Johnson", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-20/122536/" }, { "id": 1894823, "askingMemberId": 5242, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-25T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-14T00:00:00", "uin": "123859", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 115765, on NHS: Redundancy Pay, whether he will consider giving the NHS Staff Council a mandate to negotiate NHS partial retirement and statutory", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-14T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department has received correspondence from the NHS Staff Council on this matter.The Department considers all requests from the NHS Staff Council for a mandate to negotiate and make changes to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service on a case-by-case ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "NHS: Redundancy Pay", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26551", "person_name": "Michael Wheeler", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-25/123859/" }, { 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"dateTabled": "2026-03-25T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "123769", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed asylum and returns reforms on women.", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4641.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "Equality impacts will be considered for individual policies as they continue to be developed and will be kept under review to ensure there are no unintended impacts.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Asylum: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-25/123769/" }, { "id": 1895853, "askingMemberId": 4573, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124292", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recording and classification of sudden cardiac deaths in people aged under 35.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the processing, analysis, and publication of death records in England and Wales. Further information is available on the ONS website, at the following link:https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulation...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Heart Diseases: Young People", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25579", "person_name": "Rosena Allin-Khan", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124292/" }, { "id": 1895712, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124153", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a table of the waiting times for endometriosis treatment across integrated care boards in England.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "124152" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department does not centrally hold data on the number of patients in England awaiting specialised endometriosis care. In England, the waiting list for gynaecology care stands at 571,627. This is a reduction of 24,338 since the Government came into off...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Endometriosis: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124152" } ], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124153/" }, { "id": 1895711, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124152", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long the waiting list is for treatment for endometriosis services in the NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "124153" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department does not centrally hold data on the number of patients in England awaiting specialised endometriosis care. In England, the waiting list for gynaecology care stands at 571,627. This is a reduction of 24,338 since the Government came into off...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Endometriosis: Sussex", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124153" } ], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124152/" }, { "id": 1895709, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124151", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce waiting times for endometriosis treatment in West Sussex.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "124149", "124150" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government acknowledges the challenges faced by women with endometriosis and the impact it has on their lives, their relationships, and their participation in education and the workforce. We are committed to improving the diagnosis, treatment, and ong...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Endometriosis: West Sussex", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124149" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124150" } ], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124151/" }, { "id": 1895708, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124150", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for endometriosis treatment in East Sussex.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "124149", "124151" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government acknowledges the challenges faced by women with endometriosis and the impact it has on their lives, their relationships, and their participation in education and the workforce. We are committed to improving the diagnosis, treatment, and ong...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Endometriosis: East Sussex", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124149" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124151" } ], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124150/" }, { "id": 1895707, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "uin": "124149", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for endometriosis treatment in the East Grinstead and Uckfield Constituency.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "124150", "124151" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government acknowledges the challenges faced by women with endometriosis and the impact it has on their lives, their relationships, and their participation in education and the workforce. We are committed to improving the diagnosis, treatment, and ong...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Endometriosis: East Grinstead and Uckfield", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124150" }, { "dateTabled": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "questionUin": "124151" } ], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/124149/" }, { "id": 1891350, "askingMemberId": 5197, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-18T00:00:00", "uin": "121076", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the response of 16 March 2026 to question reference 118609, how much of the revenue raised from VAT on independent school fees was directly spent on teaching staff in the state sector.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5337.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-08T00:00:00", "answerText": "Together, reforms to VAT and business rates will raise around \u00a31.8 billion a year by 2029/30. This measure will raise essential revenue that will be invested in our public services, such as our \u00a31.7 billion increase to school funding in 2026/27, meaning t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Private Education: VAT", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26437", "person_name": "Neil Shastri-Hurst", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-16/121076/" }, { "id": 1894540, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "uin": "123353", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to address disparities in hourly rates in relation to national funding for nurseries.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "123352" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5337.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department uses the early years national funding formulae (EYNFF) to distribute the early years entitlements budget to local authorities. The EYNFF determine local authority hourly funding rates by taking into consideration the different costs of deli...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Nurseries: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-24T00:00:00", "questionUin": "123352" } ], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-24/123353/" }, { "id": 1894539, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "uin": "123352", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how calculations of national funding rates by age group for nurseries are currently conducted.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "123353" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5337.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-07T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department uses the early years national funding formulae (EYNFF) to distribute the early years entitlements budget to local authorities. The EYNFF determine local authority hourly funding rates by taking into consideration the different costs of deli...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Nurseries: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-24T00:00:00", "questionUin": "123353" } ], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-24/123352/" }, { "id": 1892586, "askingMemberId": 1466, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "uin": "121708", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has discussed the humanitarian situation in the Tindouf camps with her Algerian counterpart.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5148.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK is committed to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide, including in Western Sahara and the Tindouf refugee camps. I discussed the political and humanitarian implications of the Western Sahara conflict with Algerian Foreign Minister...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Algeria: Migrant Camps", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11132", "person_name": "Andrew Murrison", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-18/121708/" }, { "id": 1892561, "askingMemberId": 1466, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "uin": "121704", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK's 1 June 2025 update on its position on the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5148.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-02T00:00:00", "answerText": "The UK wants to see a lasting solution to the Western Sahara conflict. We assess that our endorsement of Morocco's autonomy plan - as the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for a lasting solution - supports that objective. It is for this reason tha...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Western Sahara: Politics and Government", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11132", "person_name": "Andrew Murrison", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-18/121704/" }, { "id": 1889582, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-16T00:00:00", "uin": "119776", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the repayment forecast for Plan 2 student loan graduates in each of the last five years compared to actual repayments in each of those years.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-01T00:00:00", "answerText": "The actual repayments for plan 2 are published in Figure 14 on this page:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/student-loans-in-england-2024-to-2025/student-loans-in-england-financial-year-2024-25#income-contingent-loan-borrower-repayment-status.The fo...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Students: Loans", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-10/119776/" }, { "id": 1894545, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "uin": "123356", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the exact figure is of ODA that will be spent on International Climate Finance.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "123354" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4572.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-01T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 19 March outlining the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for the period up to 2028-29, and the accompanying documentation setting out the impact of ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Development Aid: Climate Change", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-24T00:00:00", "questionUin": "123354" } ], "twfy_id": "25356", "person_name": "Clive Lewis", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-24/123356/" }, { "id": 1894474, "askingMemberId": 5197, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-24T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "uin": "123518", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of Remediable Service Statements issued to retired teachers; and whether her Department will publish these statistics on a regular basis.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-01T00:00:00", "answerText": "Recalculating benefits for retired members is a complex process. For those members retiring, these cases are relatively straightforward, as no benefits are already in payment. For retired members, additional complications around tax, interest rules and sy...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Teachers: Workplace Pensions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26437", "person_name": "Neil Shastri-Hurst", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-24/123518/" }, { "id": 1890779, "askingMemberId": 4474, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "uin": "120397", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement of 12 March 2026, Official Report, on Defending Democracy Taskforce, if he will make it his policy to ensure political parties are provided via the Parliamentary Parties Pane", "answeringBodyId": 1, "answeringBodyName": "Home Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4243.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-01T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Home Office remains firmly committed to protecting elected representatives and those standing for election.If a candidate is in immediate danger, they should call 999 and reference Operation Bridger for Members of Parliament or Operation Ford for loca...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Police: Elections", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25415", "person_name": "Kevin Hollinrake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-12/120397/" }, { "id": 1892211, "askingMemberId": 1512, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "121290", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if funding will be allocated to address HIV stigma.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "On World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025, the Department published the new HIV Action Plan, which was developed in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England. The plan is backed by over \u00a3170 million in funding and sets out five core priori...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HIV/AIDS: Discrimination", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11970", "person_name": "David Mundell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-17/121290/" }, { "id": 1892213, "askingMemberId": 1512, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "121292", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the finding from the Positive Voices 2022 survey.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Positive Voices survey is used to monitor levels of stigma and discrimination experienced by people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within the health and social care system. The Positive Voices survey 2022 found that one in 13 people ha...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HIV/AIDS: Surveys", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11970", "person_name": "David Mundell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-17/121292/" }, { "id": 1892214, "askingMemberId": 1512, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "121293", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) through the \u00a34.8 million HIV Prevention England programme.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department is investing \u00a34.8 million from 2026 to 2029 in the newly procured National HIV Prevention England Programme, which will be delivered by a consortium of the Terrence Higgins Trust and the Africa Advocacy Foundation.One of the key aims of the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HIV/AIDS: Health Education", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11970", "person_name": "David Mundell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-17/121293/" }, { "id": 1892216, "askingMemberId": 1512, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "121295", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the \u00a35 million trial of HIV home testing through the NHS App will address the ASSIST study finding that postal testing uptake is higher among White and affluent populations, risking widening in", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-31T00:00:00", "answerText": "The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) home testing programme has engaged directly with the ASSIST research team to understand the risks of open access, first come first served models. The insights from the ASSIST study are informing thinking not only for...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HIV/AIDS: Screening", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11970", "person_name": "David Mundell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-17/121295/" }, { "id": 1887695, "askingMemberId": 5077, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "uin": "117943", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department is making to align the UK\u2019s descriptor guidance for low and no alcohol products with that employed by the EU and other international trade partners.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-30T00:00:00", "answerText": "In the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government has committed to consult on raising the upper alcohol limit for drinks labelled as alcohol-free to 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) from 0.05% ABV, which would bring the labelling guidance for no and low alcohol drin...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Drinks: Labelling", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26382", "person_name": "Jacob Collier", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-04/117943/" }, { "id": 1893205, "askingMemberId": 4595, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "uin": "122192", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on additional funding for extending the UK Supercharger Scheme.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Chancellor has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on a range of topics. 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Recent events in the Middle East and North Africa have...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Morocco: Security", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11132", "person_name": "Andrew Murrison", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-18/121707/" }, { "id": 1893880, "askingMemberId": 4407, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-25T00:00:00", "uin": "122712", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish an updated assessment of the economic contribution of outdoor visitor attractions to the UK economy; and what recent discussions she has had with industry representatives on t", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "122791" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "DCMS recognises the vital role outdoor visitor attractions play in the UK\u2019s visitor economy. 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Existing Open Access operators will be able to continue their operations in line with existing access contracts, serving constituencies such as Bassetlaw. 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My officials regularly engage with trade assoc...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Natural Gas: Prices", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25601", "person_name": "Gareth Snell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-19/122190/" }, { "id": 1892009, "askingMemberId": 4828, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-24T00:00:00", "uin": "121457", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze in Local Housing Allowance on levels of rough sleeping and homelessness in England.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 163.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-26T00:00:00", "answerText": "The causes of rough sleeping and homelessness are multifaceted and are driven by a range of factors, both personal and structural. Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates are annually reviewed, usually in the Autumn. 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We are committed to working closely with the Gambling Commission to ensure that illegal gambling, in all its forms, is addressed. 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UK financial sancti...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Eurasian Resources Group", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26437", "person_name": "Neil Shastri-Hurst", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-19/122339/" }, { "id": 1889578, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-16T00:00:00", "uin": "119775", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, a) what is the current RAB charge for Plan 2 loans, and b) how has this changed year-on-year since 2019.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The current Resource Accounting and Budgeting (RAB) charge for Plan 2 loans in England is 32.2%. 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The final text of the treaty will be brought before the House for scrutiny in the usual way in due course.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gibraltar: UK Relations with EU", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25342", "person_name": "Wendy Morton", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-18/121717/" }, { "id": 1891644, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-16T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-18T00:00:00", "uin": "120991", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to work towards implementing a standardised Attendance Policy for all NHS organisations in England; and if he will set out a timeline for when this will be final", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department does not mandate a single national attendance policy for the National Health Service. 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We are funding Housing First and other forms of housing-led accommodation in 2025/26 through our \u00a3255.5 million Rough Sleeping Preven...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Housing First", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25819", "person_name": "Paula Barker", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-17/121450/" }, { "id": 1892233, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "uin": "121686", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to delay departmental decisions on academy closures or mergers in Norfolk until after the 2026 local elections.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "In line with the Cabinet Office May 2026 elections guidance, during the three weeks preceding local authority elections, the department will take special care in relation to decisions, announcements and other public actions which could have a bearing on t...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Academies: Norfolk", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-17/121686/" }, { "id": 1892565, "askingMemberId": 1466, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-18T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "uin": "121706", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his target is for the value of UK-Morocco bilateral trade in each year to 2030.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1446.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "We do not set country specific annual targets for bilateral trade, but bilateral trade between the UK and Morocco has been rising and reached \u00a34.8 billion in the 12 months to September 2025, an increase of \u00a30.9 billion in current prices on the previous 12...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Overseas Trade: Morocco", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11132", "person_name": "Andrew Murrison", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-18/121706/" }, { "id": 1892215, "askingMemberId": 1512, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "121294", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to address the potential impact of HIV stigma on women, particularly Black African women and menopausal women.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "On World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025, the Department published the new HIV Action Plan, which was developed in collaboration with UK Health Security Agency and NHS England. 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Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 11 December 2025, to Question 97793, on Reform UK: Cryptocurrencies, from what date have political parties", "answeringBodyId": 36, "answeringBodyName": "Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1560.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Commission has published guidance for political parties that are considering accepting cryptocurrency assets. 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This Government is committed to protecting our nature-rich habitats, including peat bogs and to this ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Compost: Peat", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26530", "person_name": "Ben Goldsborough", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-12/120479/" }, { "id": 1890685, "askingMemberId": 4753, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "uin": "120455", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of patient parking at hospitals across County Durham.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-19T00:00:00", "answerText": "No assessment has been made by my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, of the adequacy of patient parking at hospitals across County Durham.National Health Service organisations decide locally on the amount of car parking the...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Hospitals: Parking", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25833", "person_name": "Mary Kelly Foy", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-12/120455/" }, { "id": 1890851, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-12T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "uin": "120540", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of delaying decisions on school closures until after the 2026 local elections in relevant local authorities.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5305.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "The department has not made such an assessment.However, in line with the Cabinet Office May 2026 elections guidance, during the three weeks preceding local authority elections the department takes special care in relation to announcements, including acade...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Schools: Closures", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-12/120540/" }, { "id": 1889593, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-16T00:00:00", "uin": "119779", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Plan 2 student loan repayments on pension auto-enrolment contribution adequacy for borrowers earning between (a) \u00a327,295 and \u00a350,270, (b) \u00a350,270 a", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5069.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-17T00:00:00", "answerText": "Workplace pension participation remains high among all eligible age groups, with 82% of all employees participating in workplace pensions in 2024. The Government remains committed to building on the success of automatic enrolment to ensure that people are...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Students: Loans", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26628", "person_name": "David Reed", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-10/119779/" }, { "id": 1886372, "askingMemberId": 4831, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "uin": "116894", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what indicators his department uses to assess the impact of access to adequate, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food on health outcomes; and whether he plans to publish a consolidated framew", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) assess the level of food insecurity in the population. The FSA refers to the 1996 World Food Summit definition that \u201cFood security exists when all people, at all tim...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Nutrition", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25816", "person_name": "Ian Byrne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/116894/" }, { "id": 1889454, "askingMemberId": 5197, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-12T00:00:00", "uin": "119656", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of diplomatic officers posted to Russia who are proficient in Russian to C1 CEFR level or higher.", "answeringBodyId": 208, "answeringBodyName": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "119657" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4253.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 November 2025 in response to Question 86285.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Russia: Diplomatic Service", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "questionUin": "119657" } ], "twfy_id": "26437", "person_name": "Neil Shastri-Hurst", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-10/119656/" }, { "id": 1889577, "askingMemberId": 4500, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-16T00:00:00", "uin": "119372", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will adopt negotiating objectives for addressing international legal barriers, particularly those arising from investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), during the First Con", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "119371" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5260.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-16T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is committed to driving the global transition away from fossil fuels and will be represented at senior level at the Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. 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That has to mean delivering a range of facilities across the country based on what e...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sports: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26478", "person_name": "Rachel Taylor", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-04/117941/" }, { "id": 1888397, "askingMemberId": 5311, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-06T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-11T00:00:00", "uin": "118635", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department taking to support off-grid households to report (a) significant cost increases and (b) cancelled orders of domestic oil.", "answeringBodyId": 215, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Energy Security and Net Zero", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5129.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-11T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is closely monitoring heating oil supply and price in light of the instability in the Middle East. We are engaging daily with industry to understand the drivers of recent price movements and order cancelations. My right hon. Friend the Secr...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fuel Oil: Prices and Shortages", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26538", "person_name": "Harriet Cross", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-06/118635/" }, { "id": 1888084, "askingMemberId": 4521, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-05T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "uin": "118238", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) reasons for and (b) outcomes of complaints made through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS were since its establishment.", "answeringBodyId": 54, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Justice", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5082.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The new independent reporting channel may consider allegations of bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment or assault, or cases where serious safeguarding concerns are raised. Complaints may be upheld, partially upheld or not upheld, or med...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25302", "person_name": "Liz Saville-Roberts", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-05/118238/" }, { "id": 1886030, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "uin": "117025", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review the funding distribution methodology for fire and rescue authorities following the Fair Funding Review 2.0.", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises that the current fire funding formula was designed over a decade ago. In line with responses to the principles of reform consultation in December 2024, the Government updated the fire and rescue relative needs formula by using th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fire and Rescue Services: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/117025/" }, { "id": 1886029, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "uin": "117024", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department has given to ensuring that council tax flexibility for fire and rescue services is applied across different governance models, including service", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Local authorities are responsible for deciding the level of their council tax. The Secretary of State sets referendum principles for a range of local authorities with different responsibilities, including fire services. The principles are considered on an...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fire and Rescue Services: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/117024/" }, { "id": 1889158, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "uin": "908201", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve the global competitiveness of the City of London.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5333.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The government\u2019s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy , co-designed with industry, sets out the government\u2019s ten-year plan to make the UK the world\u2019s centre of choice for financial services investment now and in 2035. Since July, the Gov...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "City of London: Competition", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-04/908201/" }, { "id": 1886935, "askingMemberId": 5330, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "uin": "117592", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the potential impact of budget changes to betting and gaming levies on the viability of British sports.", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 3966.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government recognises the significant contribution that racing and other sports make to the nation\u2019s economy and sporting landscape. DCMS and HMT Ministers have regular engagement on betting and gaming levies.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Gambling: Taxation", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26625", "person_name": "Peter Bedford", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-03/117592/" }, { "id": 1889148, "askingMemberId": 4778, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "uin": "908190", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people subject to the loan charge who will have their cases settled following the independent review of the loan charge.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "908200" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5282.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government accepted all but one of the independent review\u2019s recommendations and in some cases we are going further. We are legislating a generous new settlement opportunity that will help those who have not yet settled to do so. Most individuals could...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Tax Avoidance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "questionUin": "908200" } ], "twfy_id": "25925", "person_name": "Greg Smith", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-04/908190/" }, { "id": 1886028, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "uin": "117023", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27 to 2028-29 on the financial sustainability of Surrey Fire and R", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "117022" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Multi-year funding allocations were published at the final Local Government Finance Settlement on 9 February 2026. The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available \u00a378 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in Englan...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fire and Rescue Services: Surrey", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "117022" } ], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/117023/" }, { "id": 1886027, "askingMemberId": 5297, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "uin": "117022", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the change in the funding available for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service in (a) each financial year between 2026-27 and 2028-29 and (b) 202", "answeringBodyId": 7, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "117023" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4083.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "Multi-year funding allocations were published at the final Local Government Finance Settlement on 9 February 2026. The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available \u00a378 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in Englan...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fire and Rescue Services: Surrey", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "questionUin": "117023" } ], "twfy_id": "26466", "person_name": "Rebecca Paul", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/117022/" }, { "id": 1886375, "askingMemberId": 4831, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "uin": "116897", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to ensure coordination between her Department and the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Department for Ed", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Good Food Cycle, published in July 2025, identifies 10 priority outcomes across themes of healthier food, sustainability, food security, affordability and inequality, and good growth. Defra leads on coordination across government on the Good Food Cycl...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Food Poverty", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25816", "person_name": "Ian Byrne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/116897/" }, { "id": 1886872, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "uin": "117527", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department defines a partial closure of a Sixth Form College; and whether removal of A-Level provision constitutes a partial closure.", "answeringBodyId": 60, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Education", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5033.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-10T00:00:00", "answerText": "The arrangements for closing a standalone sixth form college are set out in the Dissolution of Further Education Corporations and Sixth Form College Corporations (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2012, and do not include partial closure.It is for the colleg...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sixth Form Colleges: Closures", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26491", "person_name": "Steffan Aquarone", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-03/117527/" }, { "id": 1886940, "askingMemberId": 5347, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "uin": "117603", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Question 115946 on Students: Loans, whether her Department holds the data requested on the number and proportion of people with Plan 2 student loans who had an effective marginal deduction rate of at lea", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4797.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "Producing an answer to this question would be a significant analytical task at disproportionate cost. 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We will keep stakeholders and the wider sport sector updated as this work...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sports: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "questionUin": "117939" } ], "twfy_id": "26478", "person_name": "Rachel Taylor", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-04/117940/" }, { "id": 1887605, "askingMemberId": 5065, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "uin": "117939", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled New and upgraded grassroots sport facilities to get the UK active, published on 27 January 2026. how does she plan to allocate the remain", "answeringBodyId": 217, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "117940" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4607.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "We are working closely with the sport sector stakeholders and local leaders to develop plans for funding for a range of sports across the country based on what each community needs. We will keep stakeholders and the wider sport sector updated as this work...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Sports: Finance", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "questionUin": "117940" } ], "twfy_id": "26478", "person_name": "Rachel Taylor", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-04/117939/" }, { "id": 1887641, "askingMemberId": 4864, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "uin": "117916", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what actions is the Fair Work Agency taking to prevent the exploitation of a) migrant workers b) social care workers.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5224.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Fair Work Agency will be established on 7 April 2026.It will enhance the government\u2019s ability to respond to exploitation and deliver a much-needed upgrade to the enforcement of all workers\u2019 rights, including migrant workers and those in the social car...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fair Work Agency", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25908", "person_name": "Olivia Blake", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-04/117916/" }, { "id": 1886871, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-03T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "uin": "117526", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 108923, whether she plans to provide transitional arrangements to councils going through Local Government Reorganisation.", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1579.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-09T00:00:00", "answerText": "Local authorities with a transitional arrangement are listed in the commencement regulations with the date by which they must introduce food waste collections from households. 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The next report will be published in 2027. In the intervening years, the UK Food Security Di...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Food Poverty", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25816", "person_name": "Ian Byrne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/116896/" }, { "id": 1886373, "askingMemberId": 4831, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "uin": "116895", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has undertaken an assessment of the potential implications of formally recognising the right to food in domestic law for the design and evaluation of food policy across Gov", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra has not undertaken an assessment. The right to food is not codified in UK domestic law, but the UK continues to recognise economic, social and cultural rights as defined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the ...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Food Poverty", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25816", "person_name": "Ian Byrne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/116895/" }, { "id": 1886376, "askingMemberId": 4831, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "uin": "116898", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has assessed the long-term implications of reliance on emergency food provision for the fulfilment of the right to food; and what steps she is taking to reduce s", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "Defra has not assessed the implications of emergency food provision for fulfilment of a right to food. The Government is committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. From 1 April 2026, The Government is introducing a...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Food Poverty", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25816", "person_name": "Ian Byrne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/116898/" }, { "id": 1886378, "askingMemberId": 4831, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-03-02T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-03-04T00:00:00", "uin": "116899", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of food price inflation on households experiencing food insecurity; and how that assessment informs current food and agr", "answeringBodyId": 13, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 491.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-03-05T00:00:00", "answerText": "Food price inflation is part of a wider challenge on cost of living and the Government\u2019s approach goes beyond tackling food alone. The Government is working to address the cost-of-living pressures facing families across the country through targeted measur...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Food Poverty", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25816", "person_name": "Ian Byrne", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/116899/" }, { "id": 1902889, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "uin": "129509", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary for Work and Pensions, with reference to the ONS document Female unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): %, published on 21 April 2026, what steps he is taking to tackle the increase in female unemployment.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1533.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Unemployment: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-23/129509/" }, { "id": 1902888, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "uin": "129508", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve employment opportunities for women aged 16 to 25.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4979.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Employment: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-23/129508/" }, { "id": 1902890, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "uin": "129510", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce regional disparities in the women\u2019s employment rate.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1533.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Employment: Women", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-23/129510/" }, { "id": 1902543, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "uin": "129304", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has assessed the potential impact on staff retention and recruitment for local bus operators of the ending of the reciprocal GTR staff rail pass.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4943.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "It has been a difficult decision to end the discretionary bus travel benefits arrangements that have been in place for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) staff and one that has not been taken lightly. Travel arrangements with bus operators are not typically i...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Concessions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-22/129304/" }, { "id": 1899957, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-20T00:00:00", "uin": "127429", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on (a) developing and (b) publishing a national implementation plan for Fracture Liaison Services.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030. Integrated care boards (ICBs) remain well-placed to make decisions according to local need. The Renewed Women\u2019s Health Strategy sets an ex...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Fractures: Health Services", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-15/127429/" }, { "id": 1902529, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "uin": "129290", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what grounds was the decision taken to terminate staff rail pass, the reciprocal travel arrangement between Govia Thameslink Railway and the local bus operators Brighton & Hove Buses and Metrobus, when the r", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4993.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "Travel arrangements with bus operators are typically not in scope for the Department\u2019s rail Public Ownership Programme. Under the TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) process, the Department is currently consulting G...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Concessions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-22/129290/" }, { "id": 1902540, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "uin": "129301", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation was undertaken with staff of both Govia Thameslink Railway, Brighton and Hove Buses and Metrobus ahead of the decision to end the reciprocal staff rail discount.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4993.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "Under the TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) process, the Department is currently consulting Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) staff affected. Staff at Brighton & Hove and Metrobus are not within scope of such con...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Concessions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-22/129301/" }, { "id": 1902546, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "uin": "129307", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered alternatives to the staff travel pass for Brighton and Hove Buses and Metrobus staff for use on the GTR network.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4993.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "Travel arrangements with bus operators are typically not in scope for the Department\u2019s rail Public Ownership Programme. Under the TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) process, the Department is currently consulting G...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Concessions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-22/129307/" }, { "id": 1902891, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-23T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "uin": "129511", "questionText": "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on the causes of gender disparities in the unemployment rate in London.", "answeringBodyId": 14, "answeringBodyName": "Treasury", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5069.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-29T00:00:00", "answerText": "Treasury Ministers have meetings with representatives of a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations on department...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Unemployment: Greater London", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-23/129511/" }, { "id": 1902538, "askingMemberId": 4513, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-27T00:00:00", "uin": "129299", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of staff affected by the ending of the reciprocal staff rail pass for Brighton and Hove Buses and Metrobus staff on 31 May 2026.", "answeringBodyId": 27, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Transport", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4993.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department does not hold details on the total number of Brighton & Hove and Metrobus staff affected by the ending of such discretionary arrangements. Under the TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) process, th...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "2026-04-27T00:00:00", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Railways: Concessions", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "25330", "person_name": "Mims Davies", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-22/129299/" }, { "id": 1901245, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "128342", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of migraines as a driver of health related economic activity.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1533.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on the 30 March 2026 to Question UIN 122660.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Employment: Migraines", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-20/128342/" }, { "id": 1900080, "askingMemberId": 4495, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-20T00:00:00", "uin": "127532", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of resilience of UK donor animal blood supply for diagnostic use across the NHS and the need for continuous supply.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "127531" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department recognises that animal blood-enriched agar is a critical component in microbiological diagnostics, and we recognise the importance of a sustainable and secure supply of such materials.There are a number of suppliers on NHS Supply Chain\u2019s cu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blood: Animals", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-04-15T00:00:00", "questionUin": "127531" } ], "twfy_id": "25346", "person_name": "Kit Malthouse", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-15/127532/" }, { "id": 1900079, "askingMemberId": 4495, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-15T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-20T00:00:00", "uin": "127531", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on where licenced donor animal blood is sourced from to develop animal blood-enriched agar for use across the NHS; and if he will make a statement about the im", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [ "127532" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5213.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Department recognises that animal blood-enriched agar is a critical component in microbiological diagnostics, and we recognise the importance of a sustainable and secure supply of such materials.There are a number of suppliers on NHS Supply Chain\u2019s cu...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Blood Agar", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-04-15T00:00:00", "questionUin": "127532" } ], "twfy_id": "25346", "person_name": "Kit Malthouse", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-15/127531/" }, { "id": 1901246, "askingMemberId": 5063, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-22T00:00:00", "uin": "128343", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether migraine has been considered as part of cross government efforts to improve workforce participation among people with long term conditions.", "answeringBodyId": 29, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Work and Pensions", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 163.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "Good work is good for health, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work when they can including people who suffer from migraine. In our Pathways to Work Green Paper we set out our Pathways to Work offer, backed by \u00a31 billion a year of new funding...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Employment: Migraines", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26375", "person_name": "Johanna Baxter", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-20/128343/" }, { "id": 1901921, "askingMemberId": 5207, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "128972", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2026 to Question 116006 on Vitamin D: Dietary Supplements, what interim measures he is taking to tackle Vitamin D deficiency rates in black and Asian populations ", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 1521.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "The Government is not currently planning to introduce any targeted vitamin D measures. Any further risk management approaches will be considered once the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has completed reviewing the evidence on vitamin D requirem...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Vitamin D: Ethnic Groups", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26377", "person_name": "Clive Jones", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-21/128972/" }, { "id": 1901786, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "uin": "128683", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the Mann Review (March 2026) as potential justification for retaining the General Medical Council\u2019s section 40A appeal power in the Draft Order.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "128682" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "All of the proposals relating to the findings of the Williams Review and the Mann Review contained within the Reforming the General Medical Council legislative framework consultation, published 24 March 2026, are currently open for public consultation. We...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "General Medical Council: Appeals", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-04-21T00:00:00", "questionUin": "128682" } ], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-21/128683/" }, { "id": 1901785, "askingMemberId": 1572, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "uin": "128682", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department continues to support Recommendation 6.1 of the Williams Review on removing the General Medical Council\u2019s right of appeal under section 40A of the Medical Act 1983.", "answeringBodyId": 17, "answeringBodyName": "Department of Health and Social Care", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "128683" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4444.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-28T00:00:00", "answerText": "All of the proposals relating to the findings of the Williams Review and the Mann Review contained within the Reforming the General Medical Council legislative framework consultation, published 24 March 2026, are currently open for public consultation. We...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "General Medical Council: Appeals", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-04-21T00:00:00", "questionUin": "128683" } ], "twfy_id": "11859", "person_name": "Jeremy Hunt", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-21/128682/" }, { "id": 1898776, "askingMemberId": 4811, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-15T00:00:00", "uin": "126701", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many post office branches have (a) opened and (b) closed in Stockport constituency since 2016.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": false, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5271.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Rt. Hon. Gentleman\u2019s Parliamentary Question of 13th April is attached. 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Ministers with responsibility for space in both departments have discussed prog...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Space Technology: Manufacturing Industries", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "24824", "person_name": "Mark Garnier", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-17/128043/" }, { "id": 1901793, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-27T00:00:00", "uin": "128640", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the 2020 military cooperation agreement with Israel in the context of that country\u2019s role in the war on Iran since 28 February 2026.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "A UK-Israel military cooperation agreement, which incorporates a range of defence engagement activity, was signed in December 2020. Whilst the UK Ministry of Defence regularly reviews cooperation with Israel, the agreement remains extant.", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Israel: Military Alliances", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-21/128640/" }, { "id": 1901791, "askingMemberId": 185, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-21T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-27T00:00:00", "uin": "128638", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times United States aircraft taking off from Diego Garcia have conducted strikes on Iran since 28 February 2026.", "answeringBodyId": 11, "answeringBodyName": "Ministry of Defence", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "128637" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5235.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-27T00:00:00", "answerText": "For operational security reasons, we do not offer comment or information relating to foreign nations\u2019 military operations. Permissions to utilise UK military bases by foreign partners are considered on a case-by-case basis. All UK operational support to a...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Diego Garcia: Military Bases", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-04-21T00:00:00", "questionUin": "128637" } ], "twfy_id": "10133", "person_name": "Jeremy Corbyn", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-21/128638/" }, { "id": 1901152, "askingMemberId": 4595, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "128253", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings and discussions his Department has had with the ceramics industry regarding energy cost relief.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [ "128250" ], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5116.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "I recognise the pressure that energy costs place on ceramics manufacturers. A small number of ceramic firms are currently eligible for the British Industry Supercharger, which provides electricity cost relief and these companies are benefiting from the re...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Ceramics: Energy", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [ { "dateTabled": "2026-04-20T00:00:00", "questionUin": "128250" } ], "twfy_id": "25601", "person_name": "Gareth Snell", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-20/128253/" }, { "id": 1901147, "askingMemberId": 4595, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-20T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-23T00:00:00", "uin": "128248", "questionText": "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the British Industry Supercharger scheme.", "answeringBodyId": 214, "answeringBodyName": "Department for Business and Trade", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 5116.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-23T00:00:00", "answerText": "Since 1 April 2024, eligible Energy-Intensive Industries have benefited from the British Industry Supercharger, which tackles carbon leakage by bringing industrial electricity costs closer in line with those in neighbouring countries. 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Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority\u2019s responsibility for enforcing legislation relating to labour exploitation and modern slavery. Workers on Overseas Domestic Worker visas have the same protections an...", "originalAnswerText": "", "comparableAnswerText": "", "dateAnswerCorrected": "", "dateHoldingAnswer": "", "attachmentCount": 0, "heading": "Migrant Workers: Domestic Service", "attachments": [], "groupedQuestionsDates": [], "twfy_id": "26611", "person_name": "Chris Murray", "url": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-10/125819/" }, { "id": 1899013, "askingMemberId": 5164, "house": "Commons", "memberHasInterest": true, "dateTabled": "2026-04-13T00:00:00", "dateForAnswer": "2026-04-16T00:00:00", "uin": "126892", "questionText": "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of advertising the digital ID consultation on a) Spotify, b) Apple Podcasts and c) Audible.", "answeringBodyId": 53, "answeringBodyName": "Cabinet Office", "isWithdrawn": false, "isNamedDay": true, "groupedQuestions": [], "answerIsHolding": false, "answerIsCorrection": false, "answeringMemberId": 4637.0, "correctingMemberId": "", "dateAnswered": "2026-04-20T00:00:00", "answerText": "Podcasts are not bought at partner level, so we\u2019re not able to provide this information. I refer the Hon Member to PQ126891 for details on costs. 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