Brian Mathew MP: written questions
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Homelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Department will undertake a formal review of how local authorities assess young people who present as homeless under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
Answer: We are taking action across government to provide targeted support to young people and their families at an earlier stage. The government is providing more than £3.6 billion funding for homelessness and rough sleeping services over the next three years, w...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 908777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support victims of the humanitarian situation in Sudan.
Answer: Last week, at the International Sudan Conference in Berlin, the Foreign Secretary announced £146 million of new humanitarian funding for Sudan this year, which will reach more than 1.8 million people.This includes doubling UK support for local Sudanese re...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the tender for the new School Sport Partnerships Network will be released, and what steps are being taken to ensure continuity of provision for schools and young people.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister announced on 19 June 2025 that the government will establish a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network to ensure all children and young people have access to high quality PE and extracurricular sport, helpi...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for care workers to switch sponsorship via Undefined Certificate of Sponsorship have been submitted to date.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF FairfordMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of allowing US strikes on Iran from RAF Fairford to local communities.
Answer: The UK has a well-established system for assessing and reviewing the implications of giving permissions for the use of UK bases by allies.
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF FairfordMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether missions launching from RAF Fairford are strictly for the purposes of defence.
Answer: The UK government has been clear throughout that the agreement allowing the US to use UK military bases is for specific and limited, defensive purposes.
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Sanitation and WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the UK's planned multilateral development financing will be spent on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 19 March outlining the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for the period up to 2028-29, and to the accompanying documents setting out the detail of t...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Sanitation and WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support partner governments and organisations whose WASH4Health Programme has been cancelled.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 19 March outlining the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for the period up to 2028-29, and to the accompanying documents setting out the detail of t...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Sanitation and WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cancellation of the WASH4Health Programme on i) supporting women and girls and ii) tackling global health threats.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 19 March outlining the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for the period up to 2028-29, and to the accompanying documents setting out the detail of t...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Sanitation and WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the UK's International Development Association contribution will be spent on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programmes.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 19 March outlining the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for the period up to 2028-29, and to the accompanying documents setting out the detail of t...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock Industry: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the Seasonal Shearing Concession on a) ensuring adequate numbers of shearers during the summer season and b) sheep
Answer: All Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession has been operating for 14 years and the sheep farming sector has made significant efforts to provide skills training wi...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Neurone Disease: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the current accessibility of Motor Neurone Disease treatments with reference to new breakthrough drugs like Tofersen.
Answer: The Government recognises how important it is that patients with motor neurone disease (MND) are able to benefit from access to new clinically and cost-effective treatments. There are currently no new treatments routinely available to National Health Serv...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Melksham and Devizes constituency
Answer: Data is available for emergency Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs) where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’. The following table shows the FAEs where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’ for Melksham and Devizes...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the humanitarian situation in Sudan including i) increasing humanitarian access for INGOs and ii) increasing humanitarian f
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 5 February following her recent visit to the Chad-Sudan border.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: FinesTreasuryTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113393More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she has considered the efficacy of using FCA fines to fund hospices.
Answer: Revenue from Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fines is used to benefit the taxpaying public. First, the FCA deducts the costs of enforcement from its fine income. Any money left over is passed to the Treasury in accordance with the Financial Services and...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110582More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made for when the backlog of the Civil Service Pension payments will be resolved.
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in accessing their pensions...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110581More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to establish who is responsible for the delays in payments of the Civil Service Pension Scheme and ensure they are held accountable.
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in accessing their pensions...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the budget for humanitarian aid to Myanmar; what steps are taken to ensure humanitarian aid reaches the people who are most in need and is not blocked or diverted by
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement issued by the Foreign Secretary on the fifth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-military-coup-in-myanmar) and ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: International Criminal CourtForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking in response to the case of genocide brought by the Gambia against Myanmar currently being heard in the International Court of Justice; recent univers
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement issued by the Foreign Secretary on the fifth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-military-coup-in-myanmar) and ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Human Rights and Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the United Kingdom will seek to place Myanmar as an urgent item on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council, in the context of the human rights and humanitar
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement issued by the Foreign Secretary on the fifth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-military-coup-in-myanmar) and ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she if taking with her international counterparts in response to the military regime’s elections in Myanmar.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement issued by the Foreign Secretary on the fifth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-military-coup-in-myanmar) and ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Elections and Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of her policies of the elections being held in Myanmar and their impact on human rights in (a) Myanamar and (b) regions of My
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement issued by the Foreign Secretary on the fifth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-military-coup-in-myanmar) and ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Home Country NationalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many current and former serving Afghan military personnel remain in Afghanistan now that the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy has ended.
Answer: The UK Government does not hold details of the number of current and former serving Afghan military personnel who remain in Afghanistan.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108441More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to expedite the payment of the Civil Service pensions, in the context of the current case backlog.
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension ...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Accountability and ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve accountability and resolution complaints processes within NHS organisations.
Answer: National Health Service organisations must handle complaints in accordance with the standards and processes set out in the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009. To support good complaint handlin...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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