Andy McDonald MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Children: Temporary AccommodationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the impact of long-term stays in temporary accommodation on (a) children’s physical and mental health and (b) children’s educational outcomes; and what steps they are taking to
Answer: The Child Poverty Strategy sets out a range of measures to support families in need of temporary accommodation.The government will end the unlawful placement of families in bed and breakfasts beyond the six-week limit and work with the NHS to end the prac...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce (a) the duration of stays in temporary accommodation and (b) the use of out-of-area placements for households from Middlesbrough and Thornaby Ea
Answer: The Government publishes quarterly homelessness statistics which is available on gov.uk here. We must build more homes in the areas where they are needed so we can reduce the need for out of area placements and reduce the number of people in temporary acc...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households owed a homelessness duty by (a) Middlesbrough Council and (b) Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council were placed in temporary accommodation (i) within the local aut
Answer: The Government publishes quarterly homelessness statistics which is available on gov.uk here. We must build more homes in the areas where they are needed so we can reduce the need for out of area placements and reduce the number of people in temporary acc...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households are living in temporary accommodation (a) in England, (b) in Middlesbrough local authority area and (c) in Stockton-on-Tees local authority area; and what the
Answer: The Government publishes quarterly homelessness statistics which is available on gov.uk here. We must build more homes in the areas where they are needed so we can reduce the need for out of area placements and reduce the number of people in temporary acc...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of Education, Health and Care Plan assessments for children in the Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency were completed within the statutory 20-week timescale in the last year; and how ma
Answer: Information on the number of education, heath and care (EHC) plans issued with 20 weeks during 2024, in both Middlesbrough and Stockton on Tees local authorities, is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East ahead of the publication of the forthcoming SEND White Paper.
Answer: As part of our Plan for Change, the department is determined to fix the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system and restore the trust of parents. We expect mainstream schools to welcome pupils from across the whole community, including pu...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Tees ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) specialist school places and (b) resourced mainstream places for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans are available in (i) Middlesbrough local authority area and (ii) Stockton-on-Tees local
Answer: As of May 2024, Middlesbrough has 681 special school places, and 369 special educational needs (SEN) unit or resourced provision places. Stockton-on-Tees has 667 special school places and 207 SEN unit or resourced provision places.The statutory duty to pr...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of GP appointments (a) offered, (b) attended and (c) cancelled by practices in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency in the most recent year for
Answer: General Practice Appointment Data is published monthly by NHS England and captures information on appointments that have occurred, rather than those that are offered. The data also only includes appointments that were attended or marked as 'Did Not Attend...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices are currently accepting new NHS patients in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency; and what data his Department holds on waiting times for NHS dental treatment in t
Answer: Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend. Some dental practices...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments, published on 21 February 2025, how many additional urgent dental appoint
Answer: We have asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available from April 2025.Appointments are...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of geothermal storage of energy from wind turbines on the mitigation of curtailment fees.
Answer: Clean Power will require greater levels of energy storage. Geothermal storage is relatively nascent but holds promise – particularly when there is demand for that heat nearby. We set out our ambition to unlock more flexibility from thermal storage in the ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProtestHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Crime and Policing Bill on the right to protest.
Answer: The right to peaceful protest is an important part of our democratic society. Measures in the Crime and Policing Bill strengthen the police's ability to manage disruptive and dangerous protests and prevent criminality.They will help prevent intimidation n...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJhoots PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, column 377, what estimate he has made of the number of locum pharmacists who
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, column 377, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to monitor the p
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJhoots PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, column 377, what estimate his Department has made of how many people have be
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJhoots PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, column 377, what steps he is taking to ensure continued patient access to me
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, column 377, what progress his officials have made in exploring options to st
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJhoots PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his statement of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, col 377, when he plans to update the House on the outcome of his officials’ engagement with Integrated Care B
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation her Department has undertaken with (a) police forces and (b) Police and Crime Commissioners on the proposal to extend police powers to consider the cumulative impact of protests.
Answer: The Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which will allow senior officers to take account of the cumulative impact of protest activity when considering whether to impose conditions under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on the subject matter of protests at which sections (a) 12 and (b) 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 have been used in the last three years.
Answer: The Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which will allow senior officers to take account of the cumulative impact of protest activity when considering whether to impose conditions under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of times police forces in England and Wales have exercised powers under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which will allow senior officers to take account of the cumulative impact of protest activity when considering whether to impose conditions under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral contribution on 13 October 2025 during the statement on the Manchester Terrorism Attack, Official Report, column 29, what definition her Department plans to use for the term
Answer: The Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which will allow senior officers to take account of the cumulative impact of protest activity when considering whether to impose conditions under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: RegulationHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement of 13 October 2025 on Manchester Terrorism Attack, Official Report, col 27, what discussions she has had with police forces on how they would take cumulative impact int
Answer: The Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which will allow senior officers to take account of the cumulative impact of protest activity when considering whether to impose conditions under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department,with reference to her statement of 13 October 2025 on Manchester Terrorism Attack, Official Report, col 27, whether trade union picket lines outside workplaces would be considered within the scope of t
Answer: The Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which will allow senior officers to take account of the cumulative impact of protest activity when considering whether to impose conditions under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement of 13 October 2025 on Manchester Terrorism Attack, whether she plans to amend sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 through amendments to the Crime and Polici
Answer: The Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which will allow senior officers to take account of the cumulative impact of protest activity when considering whether to impose conditions under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
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