Bobby Dean MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Asylum: Freedom of ExpressionHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that exiled political activists residing in the UK are not subject to (a) intimidation and (b) pressure to self-censor by UK authorities.
Answer: This Government takes the protection of individuals’ rights, safety and freedoms, including freedom of speech, very seriously. The UK is an open and diverse country and freedom of speech is one of the values that defines us as a society. We are absolutely...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent experienced probation officers leaving the service and (b) ensure the sustainability of that service.
Answer: There is a comprehensive approach by HMPPS to improve recruitment and retention across the Probation Service and since unification in June 2021 there has been an overall increase to probation staffing by 20%. In the last 12 months, from 30 June 2024 to 30...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation: SafetyMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of probation staff working with high-risk offenders.
Answer: The safety, health and wellbeing of all probation staff is vitally important to us.Across the Probation Service, generic risk assessments and Safe Working Practice documents are in place. These documents outline foreseeable risks and detail the control me...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to review the pay structure for probation officers.
Answer: We are committed to supporting probation staff and value their hard work, commitment and dedication. As part of our approach to annual award proposals we will review our pay position and priorities for the award to get the best outcome for staff. As part ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of real-terms pay on the recruitment and retention of probation staff since 2010.
Answer: We are committed to supporting probation staff and value their hard work, commitment and dedication. As part of our approach to annual award proposals we will review our pay position and priorities for the award to get the best outcome for staff. As part ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of real-terms pay reductions on the recruitment and retention of probation staff since 2010.
Answer: We are committed to supporting probation staff and value their hard work, commitment and dedication. As part of our approach to annual award proposals we will review our pay position and priorities for the award to get the best outcome for staff. As part ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve coordination of care for long covid patients who require multi-disciplinary support.
Answer: Across the NHS in England, there are services supporting people with post-COVID syndrome (long COVID). These services offer physical, cognitive and psychological assessment, and, where appropriate, refer patients onto existing services for treatment and r...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research is being commissioned by the NHS into potential treatments for long covid.
Answer: The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between 2019/20 and 2023/24, the NIHR and the Medical Research Council (MRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, have jointly inve...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that referrals for ME/CFS are not rejected solely on the basis of a long covid diagnosis being mentioned in GP notes.
Answer: We published the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Final Delivery Plan on 22 July 2025. The plan focuses on boosting research, improving attitudes and education, and bettering the lives of people with this debilitating disease.Wi...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust: Long CovidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) reinstate and (b) establish dedicated long covid support services in St Helier and Epsom.
Answer: The St George’s, Epsom and St Helier NHS Foundation Trust’s chronic fatigue service had a waiting list of 350 patients waiting 25 weeks or more for their first appointment. To manage this, the trust temporarily paused new referrals from June. During the t...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLong CovidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to establish a national database of long covid patients.
Answer: Aggregated historical data remains accessible via the long COVID dashboard on the NHS National Data Platform (Foundry). This dashboard continues to support commissioners and service providers by enabling the monitoring of service activity, evaluation of e...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Repossession OrdersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in the number of leasehold flat forfeitures due to leaseholders being unable to pay costs arising from buildin
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 30259 on 19 February 2025. Government remains committed to removing the disproportionate and draconian threat of forfeiture as a means of ensuring compliance with a lease agreement. Qualifying le...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Home InsuranceTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72973More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of leasehold flats containing combustible material with higher insurance costs that will be classified as permanently impaired under the Basel 3.1 requirements; and if she wi
Answer: We understand the question relates to regulatory requirements for property valuations under Basel 3.1.There are several changes in the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards that are relevant to mortgage valuatio...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: DisadvantagedTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72967More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department considers the (a) have regard duty on the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) guidance provided in the Government’s remit letter, published on 14 November 2024, to be sufficient basis for the
Answer: The Government recognises the key role the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has in improving financial inclusion for UK consumers. This is why the FCA is part of the Financial Inclusion Committee which has been convened to develop a Financial Inclusion S...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: DisadvantagedTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what outcomes her Department has set for the Financial Conduct Authority to deliver under the forthcoming National Financial Inclusion Strategy; and how will these be (a) measured and (b) reported.
Answer: The Government recognises the key role the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has in improving financial inclusion for UK consumers. This is why the FCA is part of the Financial Inclusion Committee which has been convened to develop a Financial Inclusion S...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to review the (a) necessity and (b) frequency of annual reviews within NHS Continuing Health Care; and whether he plans to adjust those requirements.
Answer: The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care outlines the necessity and frequency of NHS Continuing Healthcare reviews. A review should be undertaken within three months of the eligibility decision being made, and then ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCCTV and Video Recordings: HousingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to introduce measures to ensure that (a) privacy and (b) data protection standards are maintained for the use of (i) CCTV and (ii) other video recording devices on dome
Answer: The UK’s Data protection framework is technology-neutral, with its principles, namely, transparency, accountability and fairness, applying to all technology which uses personal data, including CCTV. There are also general rules on how personal data should...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCCTV and Video Recordings: HousingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations governing the use of (a) CCTV and (b) other video recording devices on domestic buildings.
Answer: The UK’s Data protection framework is technology-neutral. If domestic CCTV or other video recording devices capture someone else's property or communal space, then the UK’s data protection legislation applies as the images and voices of other people will ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a national (a) framework and (b) funding stream to support local authorities in purchasing ex-council homes in areas of (i) high vacancy and (ii) v
Answer: The government has no plans to introduce a national framework and funding stream of the kind suggested.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to produce an integrated legislative plan to help reach (a) climate and (b) nature targets.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling the climate and nature crises and has a well-developed legislative framework in place through the Climate Change Act 2008 and the Environment Act 2021. In July 2025, the DESNZ and Defra Secretaries of State held th...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate (i) young people's financial literacy and (ii) financial education initiatives.
Answer: I refer the hon. the Member for Carshalton and Wallington to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will participate in the 2029 PISA financial literacy assessment.
Answer: The department will consider participation in the 2029 PISA financial literacy assessment in mid-2026 when more information on the study and its available options is provided by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This may include ...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to develop a national financial education strategy.
Answer: I refer the hon. the Member for Carshalton and Wallington to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of disputes involving the Child Maintenance Service on the backlog of cases in the family courts; and what steps she is taking to reduce t
Answer: Should a Child Maintenance (CM) claimant dispute a decision made by DWP, they can request a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) to review the decision made. Subsequently, if they are still dissatisfied with the decision, they can appeal to His Majesty’s Courts...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgagesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that mortgage lenders do not require EWS1 forms where there is no legal requirement; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact o
Answer: External Wall System (EWS1) forms are not a legal or regulatory requirement in any circumstance.My Department works closely with the mortgage lending industry to understand the challenges in the market for flats affected by fire safety issues, and we are ...
Answered 19 May 2025
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