Bernard Jenkin MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Members: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex dated 10 of June concerning Mr Lewis Mounteny’s questions about NHS Penalty Charge Regulations.
Answer: The Department replied to the Hon. Member on 9 September 2026.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria the NHS Business Services Authority applies when determining whether a person has acted wrongfully or with any lack of care for the purposes of Regulation 2(3)(g)(ii) of the National
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority considers the evidence in each case on its own merits, and cancels a penalty charge, under the provisions of Regulation 2(3)(g)(ii) of the National Health Service (Penalty Charge) Regulations 1999, where it is satisfied...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider allowing the export of live animals for to the EU for fattening and slaughter as part of the dynamic alignment provisions of the proposed sanitary and phytosanitar
Answer: It is illegal to export livestock or horses for slaughter or fattening under the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024. This Government understands the strong sentiment that led to legislation to ban live exports for slaughter and fattening. This Go...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordA120: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 901063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to upgrade the A120 from Hare Green to Harwich.
Answer: Through its Safety National Programme, National Highways is considering targeted measures, including junction upgrades, improved signage and road markings, barrier enhancements, and speed management interventions on the A120 between Hare Green and Harwich...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: 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
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