Ayoub Khan MP: written questions
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Public Transport: TemperatureDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve passenger safety and comfort on public transport during periods of extreme heat.
Answer: Ensuring the welfare of passengers on public transport remains a priority for the Department, including during extreme hot weather. Train operators, along with other public transport operators, encourage all passengers to follow the latest public health a...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TemperatureDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of heat-related speed restrictions on the rail network occurred in each of the last five years.
Answer: Network Rail has recorded the following number of daily incidents of “Critical Rail Temperature speed-restriction incidents” as follows: Financial YearHeat speeds (Incident-days)2019/205272020/215752021/2210802022/2316222023/246242024/253322025/268032026/...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TemperatureDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the resilience of the rail network to increasing summer temperatures.
Answer: The Department recognises that increasing summer temperatures can affect the safe and reliable operation of the railway, including through impacts on track, signalling and power infrastructure. The rail industry has established procedures to manage these ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: TemperatureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the NHS of illnesses attributable to extreme heat.
Answer: A cross-Government collaboration, which includes the National Health Service and the Department, produces an annual Adverse Weather and Health Plan that incorporates heatwave preparedness measures. Services are expected to be prepared for periods of hot w...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Homes and Health Services: TemperatureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) NHS hospitals, (b) GP surgeries and (c) care homes are resilient to extreme heat.
Answer: We recognise that extreme heat can pose serious risks to health buildings and services.All National Health Service organisations are required to have robust arrangements in place for adverse weather, supported by UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) guidan...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: TemperatureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households unable to afford cooling appliances during periods of extreme heat.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information. The Warm Homes Plan sets out our approach to upgrading the nation’s homes, including climate adaptation. Over this Parliament, we intend to introduce the most appropriate, cost-effective passive cooling measu...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: ConservationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that future home retrofit programmes incorporate measures to improve low-income households' resilience to extreme heat.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan sets out our approach to upgrading the nation’s homes, including climate adaptation. Over this Parliament, we intend to introduce the most appropriate, cost-effective passive cooling measures into our capital schemes, to support low-in...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: ConservationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Government-funded home energy efficiency and retrofit schemes in reducing the risk of overheating during periods of extreme hea
Answer: As set out in the Warm Homes Plan, our buildings are not currently built to deal with record summer temperatures and some are at significant risk of overheating. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has estimated there have been 10,000 excess deaths caused b...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCremation and FuneralsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protection provided by at-need funeral, cremation and burial services offered by Local Authorities.
Answer: The Government does not collect this information and has therefore not done any assessments. The Department of Health and Social Care is leading the cross-government response to the Fuller Inquiry and will publish a full response to the Inquiry’s recommen...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCremation and Funerals: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the value for money of at-need funeral, cremation and burial services offered by Local Authorities.
Answer: The Government does not collect this information and has therefore not done any assessments. The Department of Health and Social Care is leading the cross-government response to the Fuller Inquiry and will publish a full response to the Inquiry’s recommen...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCremation and Funerals: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department collects annually from Local Authorities on the provision of cremation and burial services; and if he will publish that data.
Answer: The Government does not collect this information and has therefore not done any assessments. The Department of Health and Social Care is leading the cross-government response to the Fuller Inquiry and will publish a full response to the Inquiry’s recommen...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFunerals: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department collects annually from Local Authorities on the provision of pre-need and at-need funeral services; and if he will publish that data.
Answer: The Government does not collect this information and has therefore not done any assessments. The Department of Health and Social Care is leading the cross-government response to the Fuller Inquiry and will publish a full response to the Inquiry’s recommen...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFunerals: AdvertisingMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with local authorities on their compliance with advertising standards for the provision of funeral and cremation services.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the legislative framework to which local authorities’ provision of burial and cremation is subject. However, we do not have day-to-day operational oversight of public cemeteries and crematoria, which are managed ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFuneralsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the fulfilment of consumer requirements in the (a) funeral, (b) cremation and (c) burial services sectors.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has not undertaken a separate assessment of consumer requirements in the funeral, cremation and burial services sectors. The Competition and Markets Authority's funerals market investigation identified concerns about ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFunerals: Pre-paymentTreasuryTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13722More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether consumers that purchase pre-paid funeral services from a Local Authority are able to (i) access the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and (ii) make a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Answer: The Government legislated in 2021 to bring pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This made it illegal for firms to sell pre-paid funeral plans without authorisation from th...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFunerals: Pre-paymentTreasuryTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13721More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people who purchase pre-paid funeral services from a Local Authority outside of current Financial Conduct Authority and Competitions and Markets Authority regulatio
Answer: The Government legislated in 2021 to bring pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This made it illegal for firms to sell pre-paid funeral plans without authorisation from th...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCremation and Funerals: Pre-paymentTreasuryTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13720More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the current exemption for Local Authorities from Financial Conduct Authority regulation for pre-need funeral and cremation services.
Answer: The Government legislated in 2021 to bring pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This made it illegal for firms to sell pre-paid funeral plans without authorisation from th...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCremation and Funerals: Pre-paymentTreasuryTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13719More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of ending the current exemption for Local Authorities from Financial Conduct Authority regulation for pre-need funeral and cremation services.
Answer: The Government legislated in 2021 to bring pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This made it illegal for firms to sell pre-paid funeral plans without authorisation from th...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJagtar Singh JohalDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations he made to his Indian counterpart on the release of Jagtar Singh Johal during his delegation's visit to India.
Answer: The Secretary of State was in India for a very short period to progress trade discussions only. We continue to raise concerns about Mr Johal’s prolonged detention at every appropriate opportunity with the Government of India, and the Foreign Secretary did...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSilicosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of silicosis among workers employed in the engineered stone and kitchen fabrication sector.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to answer I gave on 23 June 2026 to Question UIN 5634.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordComposite Materials: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of an industry-wide (a) accreditation and (b) kitemark scheme for the safe fabrication of engineered stone products.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) supports the introduction of an industry-led quality standard by the Worktop Fabricators Federation in collaboration with the British Occupational Hygiene Society. Accredited fabricators must be independently audited ...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordComposite Materials: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with industry representatives on improving consumer awareness of workplace safety standards in the manufacture of quartz and engineered stone kitchen surfaces.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working closely with the Worktop Fabricators Federation and British Occupational Hygiene Society to support introduction of an industry-led quality standard. To display the quality mark, a kitchen surface fabricato...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: StoneMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce workplace safety considerations into procurement standards relating to engineered stone products used in publicly funded developments.
Answer: Recognising this question could apply to any publicly funded building, Contracting Authorities can already apply relevant workplace safety considerations where relevant to publicly procured contracts, including for engineered stone products. Where such ma...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStone: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether additional funding has been allocated to the Health and Safety Executive to support inspections and enforcement activity in engineered stone workshops and related workplaces.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) receives funding from the Department to support its role as workplace health and safety regulator. It is for HSE to prioritise how best to use that funding to support its core activities. HSE has identified resource f...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSilica: Health HazardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust in the engineered stone sector.
Answer: Great Britain has a robust and well-established regulatory framework to protect workers from health risks arising from exposure to hazardous substances, including respirable crystalline silica under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulation...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
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