Allison Gardner MP: written questions
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Written questions
Synthetic Cathinones: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' recommendations on synthetic cathinones in its report entitled Synthetic Cat
Answer: The Forensic Science Regulator has established a working group to develop regulatory requirements around the use of drug testing kits and devices. The working group involves police, forensic providers, academia and government organisations, including the ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSynthetic Cathinones: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of updating the Home Office Approved Field Testing guidance in relation to synthetic cathinones.
Answer: The Forensic Science Regulator has established a working group to develop regulatory requirements around the use of drug testing kits and devices. The working group involves police, forensic providers, academia and government organisations, including the ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSynthetic Cathinones: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of expanding drug testing on arrest powers to synthetic cathinones.
Answer: The Forensic Science Regulator has established a working group to develop regulatory requirements around the use of drug testing kits and devices. The working group involves police, forensic providers, academia and government organisations, including the ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Mothers and PregnancyMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed change to standard recall length, from the current 28 days to 56 days, on pregnant women and mothers of dependent children.
Answer: Recall is a last resort for cases where risk in the community becomes unmanageable.The Department published an Equalities Impact Statement alongside the Sentencing Act, which can be found here: Sentencing Bill equalities statement.It was assessed that the...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Health EducationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that content relating to women’s health is not inappropriately restricted or shadow-banned on social media platforms; and whether her Depar
Answer: The Online Safety Act does not set out to prevent adults from seeking out legal content, nor does it decide what legal content companies should or should not allow on their platforms. Platforms will not be able to arbitrarily remove content, and users wil...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the introduction of HPV self-sampling planned for January 2026, a) what information and awareness-raising programmes are being developed to inform under-screened women of the adva
Answer: NHS England is committed to eliminating cervical cancer by 2040. Following ministerial endorsement of a UK National Screening Committee recommendation, in June 2025, NHS England indicated its intention to transform its approach to cervical screening for u...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the National Curriculum adequately covers a) practical skills related to basic food preparation and nutrition and b) education on the origins of food and agric
Answer: Food education is covered primarily within design and technology, and elements of food education can also be covered across biology, geography and relationships, sex and health education in the national curriculum. The curriculum requires that pupils lear...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Stoke-on-Trent SouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that cancer patients receive radiotherapy treatment within the 62 day standard wait time in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.
Answer: The Department remains committed to ensuring that all patients receive a swift diagnosis and timely access to treatments, including patients in the Stoke-on-Trent South constituency. We know that patients are often waiting too long for treatment which is ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Payment MethodsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of private parking firms using payment by app only on users who cannot use a mobile phone.
Answer: In accordance with the Private Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, the government has recently consulted on its proposals for a new code of practice for private parking operators to follow.The government is aware that predominantly elderly and disabled m...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what factors are considered when allocating investment for research in the less survivable cancers; and what steps he is taking to combat underfunding for less survivable cancers.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Cancer is one of the largest areas of spend at ov...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: HomelessnessMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking as part of its role within the Interministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping to reduce and prevent homelessness.
Answer: We are working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and other Departments through the Inter-Ministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping to develop a new long-term cross-government strategy to put us back ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing FirstMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing an expanded national programme of Housing First to tackle homelessness.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 72851 on 15 September 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the post-decision move on period on levels of homelessness.
Answer: We closely monitor the impact of all our policies, including the move on period, on the number and occupancy of asylum hotels, the overall costs of the asylum accommodation estate, the wider effect on local communities, and any pressures placed on local a...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of (a) Access to Work and (b) other employment support programmes amongst employers.
Answer: Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. Access to Work aims to support the recruitment and retention of disabled people into employment. It is ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of the NHS app for visually impaired users.
Answer: We are working to improve access to digital services, outcomes, and experiences for all. Patients unable to use digital channels can continue to access services via telephone and through traditional face-to-face services.We conduct user research on an ong...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the inclusivity of the NHS app for disabled users.
Answer: We are working to improve access to digital services, outcomes, and experiences for all. Patients unable to use digital channels can continue to access services via telephone and through traditional face-to-face services.We conduct user research on an ong...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSemaglutideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help tackle illegal sales of semaglutide and (b) regulate unlicensed pharmacists.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of all medicines and medical devices in the UK by ensuring they work and are acceptably safe. This also includes applying the legal controls on the retail sal...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: CateringDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty on local authorities to provide meals to local authority funded clients of adult social care.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs. Where individuals do not meet the eligibility threshold, they can get support from local authorities...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning ObligationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve enforcement of agreements under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Answer: Enforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities. They have a wide range of powers with strong penalties for non-compliance and it is for them to decide how and when they use those powers depending on the circumstances of each case. The gove...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPotassium ChlorideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the supply of liquid potassium chloride.
Answer: The Department is aware of supply issues affecting potassium chloride 375mg/5ml syrup (Kay-Cee-L® syrup). We issued comprehensive communications to healthcare professionals which includes guidance on how to manage affected patients during the shortage.Alt...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the use of retrospective planning applications to regularise unauthorised development; and whether she plans to close loopholes
Answer: Enforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities. They have a wide range of powers with strong penalties for non-compliance and it is for them to decide how and when they use those powers depending on the circumstances of each case. The gove...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Authorities: StaffordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support local planning authorities to improve the (a) capacity and (b) resourcing of their planning enforcement teams in North Staffor
Answer: Enforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities. They have a wide range of powers with strong penalties for non-compliance and it is for them to decide how and when they use those powers depending on the circumstances of each case. The gove...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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