Antonia Bance MP: written questions

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Written questions

Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that patients with pancreatic cancer are automatically linked to available clinical trials.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Stratford-on-Avon on 15 July 2026 in response to Question 16704.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to clinical trials for people with pancreatic cancer.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Stratford-on-Avon on 15 July 2026 in response to Question 16704.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how frequently the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency audits approved providers delivering Module 3A of the HGV driving test; and how many providers have been found not to meet the required standards in each y
Answer: Module 3a providers are subject to Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) quality assurance audits. These are ordinarily conducted on an annual basis and include checks of organisational controls, records, processes and assessor standards. Where non-c...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with haulage businesses, training providers, insurers, and industry bodies on the impact of the 2021 removal of staged access to Category C+E HGV licences.
Answer: Module 3a providers are subject to Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) quality assurance audits. These are ordinarily conducted on an annual basis and include checks of organisational controls, records, processes and assessor standards. Where non-c...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Procurement: Renewable EnergyCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17061More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on extending the Procurement Act and Procurement Policy Note for Steel to Contracts for Difference.
Answer: Procurement Policy Notes issued by the Cabinet Office apply to all central government departments, non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies in line with the Cabinet Office's policy remit and apply to contracts in scope of the Procurement Act ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
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Iron and Steel: ImportsTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17060More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of restricting the UK CBAM to primary materials on imports of finished steel goods.
Answer: For the introduction of the CBAM in 2027, the Government has focused on three factors to determine its scope: firstly, those sectors within scope of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme; secondly, those most at risk of carbon leakage; and thirdly, where effect...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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Iron and Steel: Energy Intensive IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors, including scrap.
Answer: The Government remains committed to ensuring British businesses are internationally competitive and I recognise the pressure that energy costs place on the steel industry and related sectors.A number of firms supporting the wider steel industry are curren...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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Iron and Steel: ProcurementDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will consider bringing the Contracts for Difference Scheme under the remit of the Procurement Policy Note for Steel and the national security clauses of the Procurement Act.
Answer: As set out in the recent UK Steel Strategy, the Clean Industry Bonus element of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme rewards offshore wind developers if they use UK steel in their projects. There are currently no plans to bring the CfD scheme under t...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
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Net Zero Teesside Power: Iron and SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing public procurement policy to (a) incentivise and (b) require greater use of UK-made steel in publicly funding projects in th
Answer: The Government knows it is important to communities across the country that we use UK-made steel. We are ambitious about increasing the use of UK made steel in UK energy and infrastructure projects where possible.Net Zero Teesside is not a public procurem...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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