Andrew George MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Avian Influenza: Coastal AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure timely public health messaging on avian influenza in coastal tourist areas during periods of increased seabird mortality.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have a range of communication messages ready for use for avian influenza.For coastal tourist areas, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of NHS and UKHSA laboratory surge capacity for testing suspected human infections with avian influenza in 2025–26.
Answer: While specific surge-throughput figures for 2025/26 are not published, the Department, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and NHS England continue to work together to ensure sufficient laboratory capacity, clear escalation routes, and rapid confirmato...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department has issued on (a) PPE, (b) testing and (c) post-exposure prophylaxis for workers exposed to animals infected with avian influenza; and whether she plans to provide fina
Answer: The latest guidance for those exposed to birds or other animals with influenza A(H5) was published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on 28 August 2025. It includes consideration of personal protective equipment (PPE), testing, and post-exposure pro...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: VaccinationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the UK’s trading partners on certification and surveillance requirements to enable the use of avian influenza vaccination in poultry while
Answer: The joint industry and cross-government highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Vaccine Taskforce has published a report proposing a number of next steps to close critical knowledge gaps before publishing a final recommendation. These actions include exp...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: VaccinationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine whether to pilot targeted vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Answer: The joint industry and cross-government highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Vaccine Taskforce has published a report proposing a number of next steps to close critical knowledge gaps before publishing a final recommendation. These actions include exp...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of national and regional carcass disposal capacity available for use during an avian influenza outbreak in 2025–26.
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has contracts in place to manage carcass transport and disposal during disease outbreaks such as avian influenza. The Agency works with contractors across Great Britain which currently have sufficient disposal ca...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve communications with registered and unregistered bird keepers when avian influenza control zones are established.
Answer: Defra continues to support bird keepers to manage and prepare for avian influenza outbreaks. Defra uses several channels of communication with bird keepers. A dedicated avian influenza page on GOV.UK is regularly updated with the latest information. We al...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of wild bird and mammal surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza on UK coastlines; and whether she plans to inc
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) avian influenza national reference laboratory carries out year-round surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dead wild birds and influenza of avian origin in wild mammals. Including surveillan...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Universal CreditWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 905475More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Universal Credit Bill on disabled people.
Answer: We want disabled people, where they can, to be able to thrive in work. The current system traps people out of work, so the UK, uniquely in the G7, still has a lower employment rate than before the pandemic. The Bill removes work disincentives, increasing ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 905078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and children.
Answer: The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this Government is treating it as the national emergency that it is. The Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a d...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: AdvertisingDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many UK universities that are registered with the Office for Students publish the (a) quantity and (b) type of contact hours for courses advertised to prospective students.
Answer: The Office for Students (OfS) does not routinely collect or publish data on the number of registered higher education providers that disclose the quantity and type of contact hours for courses advertised to prospective students.However, all registered pro...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take with the Office for Students to ensure that universities provide prospective students with transparent data (a) in general and (b) on what proportion of courses are delivered online
Answer: Higher education providers must be transparent in how they advertise and deliver their courses. The Competition and Market Authority has published advice for providers on complying with consumer law, including informing students about the quantity and typ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aid: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for training foreign armed forces by British armed forces.
Answer: As the Strategic Defence Review sets out, training forms a critical part of the UK’s support to Allies and partners, both globally and in the Euro-Atlantic. Our training offer consists of our globally renowned training institutions, including the Royal Co...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department uses to decide whether to grant a request from a foreign government for training for their armed forces by the British armed forces.
Answer: The provision of training to a foreign military is assessed on a case-by-case basis and kept under review. This is underpinned by a robust process that considers strategic alignment, risks, opportunities, and compliance with International Humanitarian Law...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries armed forces have been trained by British armed forces in each of the last five years.
Answer: 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. In 2024-25 alone, that spanned 140 different partner nations, with similar levels of engagement across each of t...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) annual capacity of the Overseas Registration Examination system and (b) number of fully trained overseas dentists already in the UK who are on the waiting list
Answer: The Overseas Registration exam (ORE) is operated by the General Dental Council (GDC), which is independent of the Government. The Department does not hold data on exactly how many candidates are waiting to sit the GDC’s ORE, or their residency status.We u...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Occupied TerritoriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) trading rules and (b) tariffs on trade apply between the UK and settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. There are clear risks related to economic and financial activities in the settlements, and we do not encourage or ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58576More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the occupancy levels of premises (a) owned and (b) leased by (i) the Government and (ii) its agencies in (A) Cornwall and (B) the Isles of Scilly.
Answer: Central data on Civil Service Headquarters (HQ) occupancy is collected and published quarterly on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data) for all HQ buildings of Whitehall Departments, Office for Scotland, Offic...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGroceries Code AdjudicatorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will increase the powers of the Grocery Code Adjudicator.
Answer: We had a Westminster Hall Debate last week, where a number of issues were raised, he will know that we are undertaking our fourth review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA). I would encourage him and other members to contribute to that. We are conside...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding his Department (a) has provided and (b) intends to provide, including through energy company obligations, to help reduce domestic energy bills between the 2020-21 and 2030-31 fin
Answer: As the first step towards the Warm Homes Plan, the Government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency, with £1 billion of this allocated to 2025/2026. The current iteration o...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans for badger culling in England to end.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for South Leicestershire, Alberto Costa, on 28 March 2025, PQ 40170.
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of funding to tackle fuel poverty has been allocated to home insulation.
Answer: Fuel poverty policy is devolved with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero having responsibility for England. The Government has kickstarted delivery of the Warm Homes Plan, including an initial £1.8 billion to support fuel poverty schemes over ...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Order Act 2023Home OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to (a) amend, (b) repeal and (c) replace the Public Order Act 2023.
Answer: There are currently no plans to amend, repeal or replace the Public Order Act 2023. Post legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 will be carried out this year, beginning in May.A memorandum will be submitted to the relevant departmental select c...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Learning Support FundDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance entitled NHS Financial Support for Health Students (Fourth Edition): NHS Learning Support Fund, published on 29 June 2020, how many regional incentive payments were m
Answer: The regional incentive payments that were referenced in the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF) fourth edition rules published on 29 June 2020 were not introduced, and therefore no payments have been made. The LSF scheme rules are reviewed annually ahead of e...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set targets in the updated Environmental Improvement Plan for the biodiversity recovery of (a) wetlands, (b) peat bogs (c) coastal strips, (d) grasslands, (e) woodlands and
Answer: The Government concluded a rapid review of the existing Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP23) and published a statement of the rapid review’s key findings on 30 January 2025. Later in 2025 we will publish a revised EIP, to protect and restore our natural...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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