Bradley Thomas MP: written questions
331 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Nurses: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) work with GP practices to ensure nursing staff receive pay increases in line with national recommendations and (b) facilitate the shift of pay awards from
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the general practice (GP) nursing workforce is sustainable, supported, and valued for the work they do. As self-employed contractors to the National Health Service, it is up to GPs how they distribute pay and b...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of household water bills in 2025; and what discussions her Department plans to have with Ofwat on levels of water bills.
Answer: It is Ofwat's responsibility to independently scrutinise water company business plans and ensure that the prices water companies charge their customers are fair and proportionate. On October 9, the Competition and Markets Authority published its provision...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment with the Minister for Women and Equalities of the adequacy of access for disabled people on rail travel; and what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) all newly constructed
Answer: The Department has standards in place requiring all new and upgraded rail infrastructure to be accessible. This is set out in the Accessibility National Technical Specification Notice and the Code of Practice: Design Standards for Accessible Railway Stati...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's timetable is for reviewing the Personal Independence Payment assessment process and whether his Department plans to consult with (a) disabled people, (b) carers and (c) the wider p
Answer: To ensure lived experience is at the heart of its work, the Timms Review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, carers, experts, MPs and others. We have also confirmed that a majority of the Review’s l...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provisions in place to make NHS healthcare accessible to people who are (a) deaf or (b) have hearing loss; and whether he plans to improve these p
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local population, including deaf people and people who have hearing loss.Under the Equality Act (2010), health and social care organisations must make reasonable ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrous Oxide: BromsgroveHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support the enforcement of the prohibition on the sale and possession of nitrous oxide cylinders in Bromsgrove constituency; and whether her Department plans to
Answer: Nitrous oxide is controlled under Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. This makes it an offence to supply and possess it for ‘wrongful inhalation’, namely the inhalation of the gas for its psychoactive effect.There is a maximum sentence of 14 years’ i...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: BoatsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department (a) disposes of small boats used for illegal channel crossings and (b) ensures that those boats are not (i) retained by and (ii) returned to smuggling gangs.
Answer: Border Force do not return seized boats/dinghies/engines or lifejackets to France. All vessels that have been subject to seizure, are held by Border Force until the completion of criminal investigations and any resulting legal proceedings. The majority of...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: InfrastructureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of modular construction for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure within the NHS.
Answer: We recognise the merits of modular construction for delivering National Health Service health infrastructure, including faster construction times, cost savings, minimised disruption, higher quality and safety standards, and the use of sustainable material...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: BromsgroveMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of long-term vacant homes in Bromsgrove constituency.
Answer: Statistics are published annually on gov.uk which include a breakdown of vacant dwellings by local authority district. We do not hold records on vacant homes on a constituency basis.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that termly cut-off dates do not disadvantage families whose children are born mid-term resulting in the parent’s statutory maternity concluding after the 30 Septem
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give children the best start in life, breaking the link between background and opportunity.Children become eligible for an early education and childcare place from 1 September, 1 January or 1 April...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines his Department provides to HM Courts & Tribunals staff on promoting awareness of the principles of the (a) Equality Act 2010 and (b) Children Act 1989; and what steps he takes to evaluate whether
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) provides staff with mandatory training and comprehensive guidance to support awareness and application of the principles of both the Equality Act 2010 and the Children Act 1989. This includes digital learning on r...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of police decision-making in cases involving individuals with serious mental health conditions on the number of prosecutions for assaults aga
Answer: The Home Office has not made such an assessment. The police have a duty to pursue all reasonable lines of enquiry, as set out in The Code of Practice to The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.However, the police are operationally independent f...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to strengthen protections for mental health nurses in the workplace.
Answer: Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work, including those in mental health settings. Individual employers are responsible for the health and safety of their staff, and they put in place measures, including...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding for health bodies involved in the Right Care, Right Person framework; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the
Answer: The Government has not made such an assessment and has instead asked all integrated care boards to estimate the resourcing requirements it would take for them to deliver the Right Care, Right Person framework. In November 2024, NHS England published the d...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTrees: BrazilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and his Brazilian counterpart on the Brazilian government's proposal to reclas
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs or their Brazilian counterpart. Preparations for the CITES Conference of Parties are led by the Department for Environment, Food a...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: StorageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reconsidering special circumstances permitting green belt development at times when battery energy storage site targets
Answer: Where the type of development in question is proposed in the Green Belt it is for decision makers, based on the circumstances of the individual case, to determine whether development inappropriate in Green Belt would be justified by very special circumsta...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinibuses: SchoolsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that school vehicles operated under Section 19/22 exemptions (a) meet the same safety standards as those under Passenger Carrying Vehicles licences and (b) help mitigate
Answer: The Government publishes guidance to support the correct and safe use of section 19 and section 22 permits, including recommended vehicle maintenance arrangements. Vehicles operated under permits should have regular safety inspections, at least every 10 w...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic Centres: BromsgroveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Community Diagnostic Centres there are in Bromsgrove constituency; and how many appointments were delivered across those centres in the last 12 months.
Answer: No community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are currently located in the Bromsgrove constituency. The nearest CDC is the Kidderminster Treatment Centre CDC, which general practitioners in Bromsgrove may refer patients to. Bromsgrove patients can also access di...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of private carpark regulation.
Answer: The Government is aware of concerns about the poor practice and behaviour of some parking operators and is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector. The private parking industry is currently self-regulating through the two main trade...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of a statutory time limit for private parking fine enforcement.
Answer: Statutory time limits for issuing and enforcing notices of parking charges are currently enshrined in the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 and the Limitation Act 1980.Under the Protection of Freedoms Act, private operators must issue the notice of parking ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land RegistryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional monitoring of HM Land Registry her Department has undertaken since July 2024.
Answer: As its sponsor department, MHCLG undertakes a range of activities to hold HM Land Registry (HMLR) to account for its organisational, corporate and governance performance. A departmental representative sits on the Land Registry Board (LRB) and its subcommi...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: Cancer and RadiologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to (a) recruit, (b) train and (c) retain (i) radiologists and (ii) clinical oncologists.
Answer: We will ensure that the number of medical specialty training places, including for radiology and clinical oncology, meets the demands of the National Health Service in the future. Over the next three years, we will create 1,000 new specialty training plac...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: TrainingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his oral contribution of 15 July 2025 during Energy Security and Net Zero Questions, when the Clean Energy Skills Plan will be published; and which industry stakeholders his
Answer: Later this year, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero will publish the Clean Energy Workforce Strategy. This will be a first for the UK Government, and will set out how government, industry and trade unions will come together to address skill...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle homelessness outside of large urban areas.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. We must address this and deliver long term solutions in all parts of England. The government is looking at these issues carefully and is developing a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils acr...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCadets: BromsgroveMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase youth involvement in cadets in Bromsgrove constituency.
Answer: This Government is convinced of the benefits of cadets, not just for young people who participate, but for the whole of society. Participation in the Cadet Forces has significant positive impacts on young people, increasing their performance at school, an...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →