Anna Sabine MP: written questions
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Written questions
Prisoners: State Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the stopping of a state pension is automatic on imprisonment but reinstatement on release is not.
Answer: State Pension and Pension Credit payments are suspended immediately when the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is notified by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) that an individual has entered custody for a criminal offence. A citizen who has served a crim...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Youth Parliament: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to continue to fund the UK Youth Parliament programme in 2026–27.
Answer: Youth empowerment is at the core of the National Youth Strategy. We have committed to putting young people in the driving seat of their own lives and empowering them to shape the solutions and decisions that impact them. Over the coming months, we are wor...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to extend fracture liaison services.
Answer: Fracture Liaison Services are commissioned by integrated care boards, which are well-placed to make decisions according to local need.Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.Offic...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101616More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when those waiting for their pension repayments under the McCloud judgement will receive their payments.
Answer: The administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS), including the implementation of the 2015 Remedy (McCloud), is the responsibility of the Minister for the Cabinet Office. Of the c.430,000 members subject to the McCloud judgment, all those ret...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101615More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to help ensure that those who are waiting to have their pensions paid under the McCloud judgement are paid in a timely manner.
Answer: The administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS), including the implementation of the 2015 Remedy (McCloud), is the responsibility of the Minister for the Cabinet Office. The Government is committed to implementing the remedy as quickly as po...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99455More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC’s procedures for granting exemptions from Making Tax Digital for taxpayers who are digitally excluded, including older individuals who do not use computers or mob
Answer: Whilst most taxpayers are able to use Making Tax Digital (MTD), some will be digitally excluded for a range of reasons which could include age, disability, health conditions, religious beliefs, or lack of internet access. HMRC has clear processes and a de...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMusicians: Convention on International Trade in Endangered SpeciesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has conducted an impact assessment on UK musicians regarding the additional CITES permit requirements that an Appendix I listing would require, including travel, touring logistics, an
Answer: DCMS has not conducted a formal impact assessment on UK musicians regarding the additional CITES permit requirements that an Appendix I listing would require.Consultation on CITES proposals are led by DEFRA, who engaged extensively with the music sector a...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information he has reviewed from the International Pernambuco Conservation Initiative and other scientific or industry bodies about sustainable cultivation, reforestation, and tra
Answer: Defra officials have engaged with a wide range of scientific and industry stakeholders — including some who may be affiliated with IPCI — through meetings, written submissions and open forums, and have reviewed information related to Pernambuco conservati...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLiothyronineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHSE informs ICBs, practitioners and Regional Pharmacists about amendments to the liothyronine (T3) section in the guidance document entitled Items which shou
Answer: Regional chief pharmacists have been informed of the changes made to the liothyronine section, including Armour Thyroid and liothyronine combination products, of the ‘items that should not be prescribed in primary care’ policy guidance via email. They hav...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: Mental HealthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Young Futures Hubs deliver on their core purpose of early mental health support.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services in helping young people live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives, and is committed to building on great youth services by developing the National Youth Strategy, strengthening services and e...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the outcomes from the Shared Outcomes Fund early support hubs will be utilised in the development of the Young Futures Hubs programme; and whether transitional funding will be put in plac
Answer: Each Young Futures Hub will meet three outcomes of increasing opportunities, improving mental health and wellbeing, and reducing crime. We are collaborating with DHSC, NHS England, and health partners to ensure Young Futures Hubs meet young people's emerg...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is planning to take to ensure that lessons from the 24 early support hubs will feed into the Young Futures Hubs programme; and what plans she has to build the Young Futures Hubs pr
Answer: The Department for Health and Social Care is responsible for Early Support Hubs, and interventions into young people’s mental health. Young Futures Hubs, developed by DCMS, will leverage local understanding of services in each area to improve support for ...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld CupDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of hosting the 2035 women's football world cup on the level of participation by women and girls in sport.
Answer: Hosting the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup has the potential to be a transformational opportunity for the women’s game, and for women’s sport in the UK more generally. Following the 2022 Women’s EUROs, we saw a 140% increase in participation among women and ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld CupDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of hosting the 2035 women's football world cup on the economy.
Answer: The UK Government is working closely with the Home Nation Football Associations and the Devolved Governments to develop the UK-wide bid for the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup. As the largest single sport women’s event in the world, this tournament has the po...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAgent of ChangeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring England into line with Scotland by making the Agent of Change a statutory principle in planning.
Answer: The government is exploring how it can improve the implementation of the ‘agent of change’ principle in the planning system as part of the development of a new suite of national policies for decision-making that we will consult on before the end of this y...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91885More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what an accurate valuation method is for the business rates of grassroots music venues.
Answer: Please see the response to UIN 22711 here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-08/22711
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: Donald TrumpDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has sought legal advice in relation to the US President's planned legal action against the BBC.
Answer: This is a matter for the BBC, whose lawyers are now dealing with the issue. The BBC is independent of the UK government and so it is a matter for them and the US President.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91847More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new higher rate multiplier on the costs faced by sport and recreation premises.
Answer: The existing business rates retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief has been repeatedly extended year-on-year as a temporary stopgap measure. We recognise that this creates cliff-edges and uncertainty for businesses, as well as significant fiscal pre...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91846More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support grassroots (a) sports clubs and (b) community organisations will receive to help manage any additional costs they will face as a result of the introduction of new RHL multipliers for properties with a r
Answer: The existing business rates retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief has been repeatedly extended year-on-year as a temporary stopgap measure. We recognise that this creates cliff-edges and uncertainty for businesses, as well as significant fiscal pre...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91845More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the retail, hospitality and leisure relief from April 2026 on grassroots sport and recreation.
Answer: The existing business rates retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief has been repeatedly extended year-on-year as a temporary stopgap measure. We recognise that this creates cliff-edges and uncertainty for businesses, as well as significant fiscal pre...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make weight loss medications available to people living with obesity who are unable to afford them privately and who fall below the weight threshold required for NHS prescripti
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan highlights the risk that these medicines will be accessed by those who can pay over those with the highest clinical need. The plan makes a commitment to expand access on the National Health Service through innovative industry partn...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Patient Safety Commissioner entitled The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valpr
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of compensating (a) people and (b) families of people with Foetal Valproate Syndrome.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken with the British Dental Association to make changes to the dental contract.
Answer: We are committed to reforming the dental contract, with a focus on matching resources to need, improving access, promoting prevention, and rewarding dentists fairly, while enabling the whole dental team to work to the top of their capability.Ministers mee...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Dental AssociationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last met with the British Dental Association.
Answer: We are committed to reforming the dental contract, with a focus on matching resources to need, improving access, promoting prevention, and rewarding dentists fairly, while enabling the whole dental team to work to the top of their capability.Ministers mee...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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