Ashley Fox MP: written questions 2025
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Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 60158 on Victim Support Schemes: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences, whether the funding announced for the 2025-26 financial year to help prevent such cr
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), including domestic abuse and sexual violence, is a top priority for this Government with a manifesto mission to halve VAWG in a decade. We will deliver a cross-government transformative approach, underpinn...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 60160 on Victim Support Schemes: Finance, how much ringfenced funding for Domestic Violence and Domestic Abuse Support will be provided in the (a) 2025-26 and (b) 20
Answer: Ensuring victims receive the right and timely support is a key part of this Government’s mission to halve violence against women and girls.We provide funding to all 42 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) which includes ringfenced funding for domestic ab...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department has carried out an assessment of the potential merits of providing childcare support for midwives in training.
Answer: The Department for Education provides the primary funding support package for English domiciled students in higher education through the student loans system. Eligible students can also apply for the Childcare Grant and Parents’ Learning Allowance.The Dep...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Recruitment and TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 74930 on Midwives: Recruitment and Training, if he can outlines measures his Department is taking to increase the number of jobs available fo
Answer: On 11 August 2025, the Government announced the Graduate Guarantee for nurses and midwives. The Graduate Guarantee will ensure that there are enough positions this year for every newly qualified midwife in England. Vacant maternity support worker posts wi...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what financial support his Department provides to the recycled plastic industry.
Answer: Government is committed to improving the business environment for the recycled plastic industry. This includes support for eligible firms through the Energy Intensive Industry relief schemes, depending on scheme eligibility criteria and firm levels of ele...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: Saudi ArabiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of how imported plastic from Saudi Arabia might impact on the viability of domestic recycled plastic production.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has not made any specific assessment of the impact of plastic imports from Saudi Arabia on domestic recycled plastic production. We are, however, working to ensure the viability of domestic production. This year marks...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: DrugsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help tackle deaths among homeless people caused primarily by drug use.
Answer: People dying whilst homeless is devasting and we must do all we can to prevent avoidable deaths.The government’s £61.7 million Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment programme funds drug and alcohol treatment services to improve substance misuse and re...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: Hurricanes and TornadoesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many flights were arranged to bring UK citizens home from impacted areas following Hurricane Melissa.
Answer: It is expected that airlines, travel operators and travellers will routinely consider the latest Travel Advice provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) before taking their travel decisions. The FCDO provided regularly updated in...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJamaica: Hurricanes and TornadoesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department issued guidance to (a) travel and (b) aviation companies on continuing flights to Jamaica after the Jamaican Government issued a hurricane warning.
Answer: It is expected that airlines, travel operators and travellers will routinely consider the latest Travel Advice provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) before taking their travel decisions. The FCDO provided regularly updated in...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training is available for teachers on supporting neurodivergent children in the classroom.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).From September 2025, the department implemented the revised initial teacher training and early career framework, adding more content...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include neurodiversity awareness on the curriculum at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
Answer: The Curriculum and Assessment Review’s final report and the government’s response were published on 5 November. The Review sought to identify and focus on addressing the most significant and pressing issues facing curriculum and assessment without destabi...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023Northern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.
Answer: I introduced the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on 14 October – a significant step in fulfilling our commitment to repeal and replace the Legacy Act. The Bill received its Second Reading yesterday, and I look forward to continued debate and scrutiny as it...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return Schemes: WalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support cross-border businesses with the potential impacts of the inclusion of glass in the deposit return scheme in Wales.
Answer: The Government demonstrated in our recent review of the UK Internal Market Act our commitment to work with devolved governments to manage effectively the UK internal market for the benefit of business and citizens across the country. The UK government’s r...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of net zero policies on Scotland's oil and gas sector.
Answer: I’m due to be in Aberdeen next week to meet a range of North Sea oil and gas operators.The Government is clear that Scotland’s oil and gas industry will remain part of our energy system for decades to come.We are also strengthening our energy security and...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had on ensuring that the Music and Dance Scheme continues to support the same number of students for future scholarships.
Answer: The government fully supports the arts and the development of a skills pipeline into the creative industries. The department is providing £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme (MDS) this academic year. The MDS currently provides bursaries for over ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she considered a multi-year funding settlement for the Music and Dance Scheme after the spending review; and if she will consider setting out a multi-year funding settlement for the scheme in future yea
Answer: The government fully supports the arts and the development of a skills pipeline into the creative industries. The department is providing £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme (MDS) this academic year. The MDS currently provides bursaries for over ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had on the future role of Nursing Associates within the NHS.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had any discussions on the future role of Nursing Associates specifically. The Government is committed to publishing a 10-Year Workforce Plan which will create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing Associates: ApprenticesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to continue funding for Nursing Associate Apprenticeships.
Answer: There are currently no plans to change NHS England's existing funding arrangements for nursing associate apprenticeships.The Apprenticeship Levy, which is managed by the Department for Work and Pensions, is also used to fund nursing associate apprenticesh...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6874 on Brain: Diseases, when the neurology transformation programme will come into effect for patients currently receiving neurological treatm
Answer: NHS England has established a Neurology Transformation Programme, a multi-year, clinically led programme, which has developed a new model of integrated care to support integrated care boards (ICBs) to deliver the right service, at the right time for all n...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurological DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6874 on Brain: Diseases, whether his Department plans to update the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on the recogniti
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for making decisions on whether its published guidelines should be updated in light of new evidence or emerging issues not in the scope of the original ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return Schemes: WalesWales OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had recent discussions with the Welsh government on the potential impact of including (a) glass and (b) a reuse element in its deposit return scheme on cross-border businesses.
Answer: The UK Government has regular discussions with the Welsh Government on the deposit return scheme, including through the Resources and Waste Common Framework.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a comparative assessment of the potential impact of the deposit return scheme that will be used in (a) Wales and (b) the rest of the UK on the (i) economy and (ii) env
Answer: The Government published a Final Impact Assessment for the deposit return scheme (DRS) in England and Northern Ireland alongside the regulations in January 2025.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGlass: Deposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department taking to ensure that the Deposit Management Organisation can operate effectively in the context of the Welsh government’s decision to proceed with a scheme t
Answer: The regulations allow the Deposit Management Organisation(s) for England and Northern Ireland to work in an interoperable way with any other deposit return schemes. We previously published agreed interoperability requirements which would ensure that schem...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of operating different deposit return scheme frameworks in different parts of the UK on costs for (a) producers and (b) retailers
Answer: A new organisation called UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd (UK DMO) will run the scheme. It’s a not-for-profit group, led by businesses. They were officially appointed in May 2025 (England & NI) and June 2025 (Scotland).The Deposit Return Scheme...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Welsh government on the interoperability of its deposit return scheme with the schemes in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ire
Answer: I and my officials remain in close working partnership with the Welsh Government as they develop further details of their scheme, with particular consideration of interoperability with DRS in the rest of the UK.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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