Alex Brewer MP: written questions
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Medical Examinations: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides on the minimum training and professional standards required for healthcare professionals undertaking child protection medicals for safeguarding assessments.
Answer: Standards of proficiency, conduct, and performance of registered professionals are the statutory responsibility of healthcare regulators, such as the General Medical Council for doctors and the Nursing and Midwifery Council for nurses and midwives, which ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the safeguarding bruising protocol on people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Answer: Nothing is more important than keeping children safe. Our Families First Partnership Programme guidance, published in March 2025, is clear that practice should be inclusive, anti-discriminatory and responsive to the needs and experiences of children and f...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the school absence fine system; what guidance is provided to local authorities on (a) determining exceptional circumstances, (b) ensuring consistent a
Answer: The department’s ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ statutory guidance provides support for local authorities on the application of penalty notices, including a national framework for issuing fixed penalty notices designed to embed our suppor...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLicensed Premises: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent glassware attacks at late night venues.
Answer: The police are responsible for protecting the public by detecting and preventing crime. The government expects the police to respond to all allegations made, including those involving violence in the night time economy, and treat them seriously, investiga...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDebt Collection: Private SectorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of debt recovery practices used by private firms in relation to unpaid fuel transactions, including the imposition of administration fees
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has not made a specific assessment of the merits of private debt recovery practices for fuel transactions. However, the Government expects all firms to treat individuals in debt fairly and to act in a responsibl...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLicensed Premises: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent glassware attacks at late night venues; and whether her Department plans to engage with the Bottle Stop campaign.
Answer: The police are responsible for protecting the public by detecting and preventing crime. The government expects the police to respond to all allegations made, including those involving violence in the night time economy, and treat them seriously, investiga...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Immigration White Paper S.176, what future steps she plans to take to ensure that workers can more efficiently change sponsors.
Answer: As per the Immigration White Paper, we are continuing to explore a range of policy options and their feasibility. Further details will follow in due course as necessary and appropriate.
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to improve the care system for cardiology patients in the UK; and whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting elements of the structu
Answer: The Government is committed to achieving a 25% reduction in premature mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke across England. To accelerate progress and tackle variation across the country, a new CVD Modern Service Framework will be publi...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance was issued to local authorities in the 1990s on the inclusion of part-time teachers in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme following maternity leave.
Answer: The department actively reviews historic provisions to ensure that the Teachers’ Pension Scheme remains fair for all and, if necessary, take steps to rectify where discrimination has been identified. The Preston cases, which were rectified in the 1990s, a...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the potential impact of historic practices on women’s pension entitlements in the teaching profession.
Answer: The department actively reviews historic provisions to ensure that the Teachers’ Pension Scheme remains fair for all and, if necessary, take steps to rectify where discrimination has been identified. The Preston cases, which were rectified in the 1990s, a...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration has been given to addressing historic pension gaps for teachers who were removed from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme without explicit consent.
Answer: The department actively reviews historic provisions to ensure that the Teachers’ Pension Scheme remains fair for all and, if necessary, take steps to rectify where discrimination has been identified. The Preston cases, which were rectified in the 1990s, a...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWar PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications (a) submitted and (b) denied for the War Pension were overturned on appeal.
Answer: During the Financial Year 2024-25, 7,867 War pension disablement claims were registered. During the Financial Year 2024-25, 3,510 first or second claims were cleared. Of these, 320 claims were unsuccessful. During the Financial Year 2024-25, 125 disableme...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWar PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to help tackle the backlog in applications for the War Pension.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently managing a high volume of War Pension Scheme (WPS) claims, which has resulted in longer processing times. We remain fully committed to improving performance and reducing delays in claim processing. To address the...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFraud: CompensationTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103060More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the time taken for banks to pay refunds to victims of phishing scams; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of those delays o
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is the independent regulator with responsibility for the Authorised Push Payment (APP) scam rei...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the internal NHS complaints procedures.
Answer: National Health Service organisations must handle complaints in accordance with the standards and processes set out in the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009. To support good complaint handlin...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDangerous Dogs: RegistrationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that pet owners can de-register dogs which were incorrectly registered as XL bullies.
Answer: We are currently working to develop a withdrawal scheme so that owners who no longer believe that their dog is an XL Bully can apply to have their certificate of exemption for their dog withdrawn. Information about this process will be available soon.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include information in the Green Book on the HPV vaccine that includes reference to its role in reducing the risk of oral cancer.
Answer: The Green Book is written for healthcare professionals. The chapter on human papillomavirus (HPV) does highlight the causal link between infection with this virus, cervical cancer, and some non-cervical cancer including those of the head and neck. The HPV...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his proposal to raise the threshold for consultation from 150 to 250 units would override an exclusion zone in a local plan.
Answer: Our consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system seeks views on raising the threshold for consulting Active Travel England on residential development from 150 to 250 units. It is expected that this will focus resources on sites which are most...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: RiversMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how explicit protection of chalk stream rivers is defined in government policy or guidance, as referenced during the Planning Reform debate on 16 December 2025.
Answer: The government is consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that includes clearer, more rules-based policies for decision-making and plan-making. The consultation includes explicit recognition of chalk streams as features of high envir...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: RiversMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures the Government has enacted to ensure local plans identify and manage the impacts of development on chalk stream rivers; whether these include buffer zones, green co
Answer: The government is consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that includes clearer, more rules-based policies for decision-making and plan-making. The consultation includes explicit recognition of chalk streams as features of high envir...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Blue Badge SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Government taking to ensure that there are adequate Blue Badge parking spaces at NHS facilities in Hampshire and Surrey.
Answer: National Health Service organisations decide how they provide parking locally, including whether it is charged for, based on the needs of patients, visitors, and staff, as well as environmental factors. The NHS car parking guidance requires free parking t...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that hospital parking is affordable and inclusive for staff and patients.
Answer: National Health Service organisations decide how they provide parking locally, including whether it is charged for, based on the needs of patients, visitors, and staff, as well as environmental factors. The NHS car parking guidance requires free parking t...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: CharitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that child welfare and education charities receive timely and clear information on Government grants and funding.
Answer: All department competed and criteria-based general grants, except those identified as highly sensitive or which are Grant in Aid, are advertised centrally online using the Cabinet Office's Find a Grant advertising service. This process ensures that inform...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to update the multi-criteria decision support analysis to ensure that hospital wave allocations within the New Hospital Programme reflect estate conditions and patient
Answer: As set out in the New Hospital Programme’s Plan for Implementation, a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool was used to help prioritise schemes to support the development of funding options. Criteria included deliverability, estate condition, clini...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that inclusive, safe and accessible youth spaces are available in every area following the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v. The Scottish
Answer: My department is committed to ensuring that our youth policies are inclusive and do not exclude any young people. Our recent consultations with young people as part of our National Youth Strategy informed us that they wanted safe and welcoming spaces. To ...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
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