Bernard Jenkin MP: written questions
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Written questions
Defence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out in detail where he expects to be able to fulfill the commitment of £10.7bn included in the spending projections on page 73 of the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer: Defence is committed to efficiency and ensuring every pound spent on Defence is used in the best way for our Armed Forces and the taxpayer. Section 4 of the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), published 30 June 2026, outlines our extensive Reform and Efficienc...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider allowing the export of live animals to the EU as part of the dynamic alignment provisions of the proposed sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU.
Answer: The Government does not currently prohibit the export of live animals to the EU, except for slaughter and fattening. This Government is currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheap...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: UK Membership of EUTreasuryTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7099More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made by her Department of the statistical reliability of the OBR's claim that the UK economy is growing more slowly than if the UK had remained in the EU after 2021; and if she will set out
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government’s independent official forecaster and is responsible for producing economic and fiscal forecasts.The OBR has included assessments of the economic impacts of leaving the EU in its forecasts since...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: EU LawTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6712More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of measures proposed in the EU reset on economic growth, taking account costs on business and the taxpayer of, inter allia, i) new regulations and dire
Answer: At a time of great global uncertainty, we must deepen our relationships with allies whose values we share and whose interests are tied to our own. This is why we will pursue a closer relationship with the EU where it is in our national interest to do so. ...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: BrexitTreasuryTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3178More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of leaving the EU on the underlying growth rate of the UK economy; and what recent analysis her Department has undertaken on that issue.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the government’s official forecaster. The OBR has included assessments of the economic impacts of leaving the EU in its forecasts since 2016. In March 2020 the OBR estimated that, as a result of the deal negot...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128180More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the assessments made by UKSV arising from the developed vetting of individuals proposed for public appointments since the enactment of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 come into f
Answer: UKSV does not centrally categorise individuals by their specific terms of appointment, such as whether they are a public appointee. In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security mat...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: SuffolkDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK electricity that will pass through the Bramford substation (a) in an average year and (b) at periods of highest demand through Bramford after
Answer: This information is not held centrally.
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she will give a substantive reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex dated 18 November 2025 on the road/rail crossing at Manningtree.
Answer: A response was sent on 12th March.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his decision for postpone the Mayoral election in Essex, if he will make an estimate of the cost to local authorities of the preparations for that election, including
Answer: No assessment has been made by central government. Spend on these elections is a matter for the relevant local authorities.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear Regulatory ReviewDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Ministers are responsible for overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025; and if he will set out the timeline for their implementation.
Answer: The recommendations of the Taskforce will radically move the dial on the regulatory regime for civil and defence nuclear in this country, and ministers from a number of government departments will have a role in overseeing the implementation of the recomm...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordA1331: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on allocating funding for the proposed A1331 link road.
Answer: £100m from the Housing Infrastructure Fund has been provided to Essex County Council to deliver Phase 1 of the A1331 Link Road, which is under construction. We have been working closely with the council and are expecting them to submit a formal request to...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office and Civil ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84133More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will investigate the source of internal Government briefings on the future of the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service; and if the Prime Minister will make a statement.
Answer: The Cabinet Secretary continues to have the support of the Prime Minister. They are working closely together to deliver on the priorities of the British public.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordStatutory InstrumentsLeader of the HouseTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68335More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, if she will publish a list of the statutory instruments made since the last general election and set out the provisions in the parent act of Parliament which are relied upon to provide statutory authority for the making of
Answer: The information requested can be found at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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