Alex Brewer MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
GP SurgeriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average length of time for a GP's surgery to negotiate a lease for (a) new and (b) extended premises in the last 12 months.
Answer: The lease for a general practice (GP) surgery is negotiated between the GP and the landlord, with the agreement of the local integrated care board.The Department does not hold information regarding the average length of time taken for GP surgeries in both...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile PhonesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to extend (a) infrastructure-sharing agreements and (b) rural roaming schemes to help improve mobile coverage in areas such as North East Hampshire constitu
Answer: Through the National Planning Policy Framework, mobile network operators are encouraged to improve connectively by using existing masts buildings and other structures where it is possible. Network operators have also committed to sharing infrastructure, w...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has set (a) targets and (b) timelines for implementing universal mobile coverage in rural constituencies.
Answer: The Government’s ambition is for all populated areas to have access to higher quality standalone 5G by 2030. This ambition includes villages and rural communities as well as towns and cities, and Government continues to work closely with the mobile networ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to encourage mobile providers to accelerate the rollout of improved signal in rural areas.
Answer: Government’s ambition is for populated areas to have access to higher quality standalone 5G by 2030. This ambition includes villages and rural communities as well as towns and cities.We continue to work with the mobile network operators (MNOs) to ensure t...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNurseries: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to implement (a) statutory requirements on safer sleep in nursery settings, (b) a strengthened Ofsted inspection process for nurseries and (c) mandatory CCTV in nurseries.
Answer: The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidance. The department plans to add in more detail to the EYFS frameworks. We have worked ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2025 to Question 99953 on Hospitals: Construction, with what regularity are the multi-criteria decision analysis inputs updated to inform New Hospital Programm
Answer: Our published New Hospital Programme (NHP) Plan for Implementation sets out a credible plan for delivery, and we continue to make progress against this. The multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool represented only one input to support scheme prioriti...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed LimitsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of national speed limit guidelines in the context of changes to (a) traffic volumes and (b) developments in vehicle (i) technology and (ii) safety.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not assessed the adequacy of national speed limit guidelines in light of changes to (a) traffic volumes and (b) developments in vehicle (i) technology and (ii) safety. However, as part of the Road Safety Strategy (RSS), it...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFirst Homes SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review the income thresholds for the First Homes scheme.
Answer: My Department has no current plans to review the income thresholds for the First Homes scheme.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical 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
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