Bradley Thomas MP: written questions
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Written questions
Fertilisers: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the carbon border adjustment mechanism on the price of fertiliser for farmers; and what consideration she has given t
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve efficiency in and reduce the time taken for the firearms licencing process following the increase in firearms licencing fees.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAgricultureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what consideration was given to farming staff, particularly growers, when amending the national living ways increases, (b) what steps is her Department taking to give growers the c
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Baroness Batters’ review that outlined 57 recommendations on how the Government and industry can work together to boost growth for farming businesses, what measures a
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what plans her Department has for publishing additional information on the rollout of the SFI Scheme for 2026 and 2027 which will include a clear outline of budgets for farmers, (b
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPolice: CooperationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of data sharing and record keeping for cross border policing between West Mercia Police and West Midlands Police.
Answer: The sharing of operational information between police forces is a matter for chief constables, who are responsible for ensuring that information is recorded and shared in accordance with operational requirements and legal obligations.The Government recogn...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: CooperationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of cross border policing between West Mercia Police and West Midlands Police.
Answer: In specialist crime types, such as serious and organised crime and county lines, policing has been effective in tackling cross-border crime.Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs), working with police forces across England and Wales, are a prime example of...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: CooperationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of cross border policing across policing areas.
Answer: In specialist crime types, such as serious and organised crime and county lines, policing has been effective in tackling cross-border crime.Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs), working with police forces across England and Wales, are a prime example of...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Mercia PoliceHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has undertaken a survey of residents of Bromsgrove constituency's satisfaction with West Mercia Police regarding (a) general policing and (b) the handling of cross-boundary crime.
Answer: Under current local governance arrangements for policing, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are responsible for holding Chief Constables to account and have been since they were first elected in November 2012. It would therefore be for the elected Wes...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TemperatureDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is her department taking to improve rail infrastructure resistance against extreme heat damage.
Answer: Network Rail continue to invest in making the railway more resilient to increasingly extreme weather. As part of its £2.6 billion weather resilience investment programme during Control Period 7 (2024 to 2029), it is improving drainage, earthworks, track ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFires: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether assessments are being carried out on wildfire risk and management for areas where open or agricultural land adjoins to residential communities; whether environmental land-manag
Answer: Responsibility for assessing local risks, including wildfire risk, sits with local responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Local Resilience Forums bring together emergency services, local authorities, health bodies and other partners to assess ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFriedreich’s Ataxia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her department has to introduce the Omavelexolone treatment for Friedrich’s Ataxia in the NHS.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 29 June 2026 to Question 11724.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSunscreens: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24264More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of removing VAT on sunscreen.
Answer: VAT rules allow drugs and medications that are dispensed by a registered pharmacist against a prescription issued by a qualifying health professional to be zero rated for VAT. High-factor sunscreen is already on the NHS prescription list for certain condi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: HospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is she taking to improve the palliative care for terminally ill hospital patients that cannot be transferred to a hospice or into the care of end-of-life charities, and if she will make
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 20 July 2026 in response to Question 18732.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24262More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of making tax digital’s quarterly reporting of tax returns on accountancy fees and workload for small businesses.
Answer: The government has worked with taxpayers, representative bodies and software developers to ensure Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax works well for businesses of all types and sizes.Quarterly updates are not full tax returns. They are straightforward...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of poor phone connectivity in towns and villages on allowing consumers to access cheap overnight rates for charging electric vehicles; and what steps she is
Answer: The Government is working closely with the Data Communications Company and energy suppliers to ensure smart meter connectivity can be extended to currently unserved premises in all regions as soon as reasonably possible. Multiple solutions are being deplo...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSheltered Housing: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the Leasehold Reform Bill protects elderly residents from (a) uncapped retirement property fees, (b) losing tribunal rights, (c) unchecked lega
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMcCarthy Stone: GrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what monitoring, outcome delivery and value-for-money assessments have taken place for Homes England grants awarded to McCarthy Stone since 2021; what financial risk assessments
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNursing and Midwifery CouncilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (a) performance against regulatory standards and (b) financial transparency and Fitness to Practise administrativ
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The United Kingdom’s model of healthcare professional regulation is founded on the principle of regulator...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Local Criminal Justice Boards can access local electronic monitoring data, specifically (a) individuals subject to monitoring, (b) outstanding tagging installations,
Answer: Current Local Criminal Justice Board guidance encourages criminal justice partners to share the data and analysis that the Boards need to understand local performance, emerging trends and cross-system challenges.Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of t...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on (a) how many electronic monitoring breaches were recorded in each police force area during the latest 12-month period, and (b) of the breaches recorded, how many resulted
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on individual police forces. However, the Department works closely with the National Police Chiefs Council through a dedicated liaison embedded in HMPPS on a range of common challenges, including Electronic Monit...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Ministry of Justice has made an estimate of the volume of police activity arising from electronic monitoring and bail-tag breaches; and whether this information is available at police force area level
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on individual police forces. However, the Department works closely with the National Police Chiefs Council through a dedicated liaison embedded in HMPPS on a range of common challenges, including Electronic Monit...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on (a) how many individuals are awaiting installation of an electronic monitoring device in each police force area, (b) the average waiting time, and (c) the number of outsta
Answer: While the Ministry of Justice centrally holds and publishes data about individuals without electronic monitoring equipment and the reasons for this, the reasons do not distinguish between those who are awaiting installation from those who are not (due to ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on how many individuals in each police force area are subject to electronic monitoring, broken down by licence, community order, suspended sentence order and bail requirement
Answer: Data on the total number of individuals assigned with electronic monitoring (EM) equipment by cohort as at 30 June 2026 can be found in the department’s latest published statistics on EM : Electronic Monitoring Statistics Publication, June 2026 - GOV.UK.A...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Rheumatoid ArthritisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the list of medical conditions which provide exemption from the prescription charges to include rheumatoid arthriti
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 18 August in response to Question 18253.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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