Cameron Thomas MP: written questions 2025
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Fraud: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support victims of fraud.
Answer: Tackling the threat of fraud and supporting victims is a top priority for this government.Reimbursement to victims remains an important way of mitigating the impact of fraud and incentivising industry to tackle the threat. The government and relevant regu...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate accountability measures for telecom providers that help facilitate fraud.
Answer: Tackling fraud is a priority for the government and we recognise the impact that being a victim of fraud has on people. The Government works closely with Ofcom and industry and recently published the second Telecommunications Fraud Sector Charter – action...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help reduce public exposure to (a) fraud and (b) scams on social media platforms.
Answer: The Online Safety Act (OSA) lists fraud as a priority offence; requiring companies prevent and mitigate scams on their platforms. The OSA also requires large social media companies (‘Category 1’) to have transparent routes for users to complain about frau...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Older PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department taking to help tackle digital exclusion among elderly people.
Answer: We know that digital exclusion is a complex issue and some demographics are more likely to be digitally excluded than others, including older people.That’s why in February; we published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan which outlines the immediate action...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChoirsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase support for parish choirs.
Answer: The Government supports the arts sector, including choirs and singing, through its arm’s-length body, Arts Council England (ACE). For the 2024/25 financial year, ACE has allocated £1.83 million in National Lottery Project Grants to projects classified und...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve early intervention for dyslexic learners.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Tewkesbury to the answer of 1 December to Question 85049.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86576More
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 Autumn Budget 2024 on the (a) physical and (b) mental health of (i) farmers and (ii) the agricultural sector.
Answer: We regularly liaise with farming welfare charities and industry stakeholder groups to understand the issues affecting farmers mental health and any impacts resulting from poor mental health. Since 2024, Defra has funded the Farmer Welfare Grant, which sup...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on raising the cap for 100% Agricultural Property Relief to £5 million.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, Cabinet discussions are considered confidential.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing overproduction czars at the local government level that would (a) assess local overproductio
Answer: Both the Secretary of State and the food minister meet routinely with Parliamentary colleagues and key food organisations to discuss matters relating to the sector. The Government is taking action to deliver effective management of food production, and we...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what does she plan to set the spending cap at for the relaunched 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.
Answer: Defra is working closely with farmers and industry stakeholders to design a future Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer that will better target the SFI in an orderly way towards our priorities for food, farming and nature. Information and plans for t...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to announce the opening of applications for the relaunched 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.
Answer: Defra is working closely with farmers and industry stakeholders to design a future Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer that will better target the SFI in an orderly way towards our priorities for food, farming and nature. Information and plans for t...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure accountability for the equitable provision of palliative care.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs mu...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: TaxationTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85657More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which 20 companies made the largest tax contributions to the Exchequer in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs are unable to disclose which 20 companies made the largest tax contributions to the Exchequer in the 2024-25 financial year. To do so would be a breach of HM Revenue and Customs’ duty of taxpayer confidentiality.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the progress of children with SEND is accurately measured.
Answer: Through the school census, the department collects data on the performance of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities across the country. We use this to routinely publish data on the outcomes of pupils with special educat...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to put the SEN support arrangements on a statutory footing.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.We are aware of th...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to introduce a standardised national framework for supporting children with SEND.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.We are aware of th...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure provision is available for all disabled children to receive an education in schools rather than at home.
Answer: The government is committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, as well as ensuring special and alternative provision schools cater to those with the most complex needs.We expect schools to welcome all pupils, including those wit...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the recently announced £15,000 bursary for SEND-specialist teacher trainees will include those training to become multi-sensory impairment teachers.
Answer: The department recently announced that the further education (FE) initial teacher education bursaries programme will continue to be available for the 2026/27 academic year. Eligible subjects include special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of taking steps to help ensure that all local authorities employ multi-sensory impairment teachers.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local authorities, schools, and further education (FE) settings to commission appropriately qualified staff to support the education of children and young people in their area.To teach a class of pupils with sensory impairments...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention of multi-sensory impairment teachers.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local authorities, schools, and further education (FE) settings to commission appropriately qualified staff to support the education of children and young people in their area.To teach a class of pupils with sensory impairments...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of multi-sensory impairment teachers.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local authorities, schools, and further education (FE) settings to commission appropriately qualified staff to support the education of children and young people in their area.To teach a class of pupils with sensory impairments...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEspionage: MembersHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect parliamentarians from espionage carried out by foreign intelligence services.
Answer: The Defending Democracy Taskforce works closely with Parliament and the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD), to raise awareness and strengthen the protection of our Parliamentarians and their teams against a range of threats including foreign interfer...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: MalnutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of its policies in tackling malnutrition in Nigeria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 2 October to Question 73649.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: MalnutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with NGOs on tackling malnutrition in Nigeria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 2 October to Question 73649.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: MalnutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) her Nigerian counterpart and (b) governors of Nigerian states on malnutrition in that country.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 2 October to Question 73649.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
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