Carla Denyer MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Housing: AsylumMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025 to question 86342, if he will set out a timeline for delivery of the £500 million.
Answer: Details of the fund, including timelines, are yet to be finalised. Once these details have been finalised, we will communicate this to the local government sector and to Parliament in the usual way.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to WPQ 107238 what the timeline is for her review of the Greening Government commitments.
Answer: We are reviewing the Greening Government Commitments to ensure that they remain aligned with Government priorities, including on the use of AI. Departments are expected to continue to take action to reduce their impact on the environment.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordProstitutionHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls Action Plan, published on 18 December 2025, if she will set out the timeline
Answer: On 18 December 2025, the Government published ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls’, which includes a commitment to review how the law addresses prostitution to ensure it better protect...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: Judicial ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department received any representations on the replacement of Justice Chamberlain as the judge presiding over the judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription.
Answer: The Government has no role in the process for assigning judges to cases, and it has not received any representations on the composition of the bench for the judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his Swiss counterpart on the assessment conducted by the (a) Swiss army and (b) Swiss Armed Forces of Palantir, including that company's safeguards for handling sensitive data.
Answer: While no meetings have yet taken place with the Defence Secretary's Swiss counterpart, he recognises the significance of UK defence engagement with Switzerland. He hopes to arrange a meeting in the near future.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNorth Sea Oil: PollutionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the the crude oil and diesel spill from the Piper Bravo Platform on 6 January 2026 on the marine environment.
Answer: The crude oil and diesel spills on the Piper Bravo Platform on 6th January 2026 were reported to the Health & Safety Executive in accordance with their hydrocarbon release reporting requirements. Both spills were contained on the installation with no ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposals in the Earned Settlement consultation on staffing levels in the adult social care sector; and whether social care roles
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 20...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to The New Decent Homes Standard: policy statement, updated 28 January 2025, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the potent
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regularly engages with other government departments, including the Department for Education, in respect of policy development.The wellbeing of children was a key consideration in the development of...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth: Private Rented HousingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The New Decent Homes Standard: policy statement, updated 28 January 2025, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care works with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the links between housing conditions and health, including the risks associated with damp, mould, and other hazards. The jointly published gui...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Question 103540 answered on 13 January, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential impact of the extension of the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain on the Child
Answer: In developing the Child Poverty Strategy, the Child Poverty Taskforce considered all children across the UK, including migrant children and children in families subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds condition.The earned settlement model is currently ...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Public SectorDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to provide support to public sector workers to access electric vehicles.
Answer: It is for individual public sector employers to manage compensation and benefits for employees. The Government is supporting the uptake of electric vehicles through schemes such as salary sacrifice, and the £2 billion Electric Car Grant, which has support...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107824More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87556 on Academies: Electric Vehicles, if the findings of the cross-government review on public sector salary sacrifice schemes will be made publicly available.
Answer: Salary sacrifice rules governing the public sector are set out in section 1.5 of the Public sector pay and terms: guidance note: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d3596bded915d0d0f8d5565/190702_Public_sector_pay_and_terms.pdf
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHarbours, Docks and Piers Clauses ActDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to (a) review and (b) update the Harbour, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847.
Answer: At present there are no plans to review or update the Harbour, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847. Whilst the Department for Transport continues to ensure that the UK’s maritime legislation is fit for purpose, there has been no pressing need identified to w...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the delay in publishing the Greening Government Commitments for the period 2025-2030 on (a) the timetable for achieving Net Zer
Answer: We are reviewing the Greening Government Commitments to ensure that they remain aligned with Government priorities, including on the use of AI. Departments are expected to continue to take action to reduce their impact on the environment.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI technologies on the environment as part of her Department's work on the Greening Government Commitments for the period 2025 t
Answer: We are reviewing the Greening Government Commitments to ensure that they remain aligned with Government priorities, including on the use of AI. Departments are expected to continue to take action to reduce their impact on the environment.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Greening Government Commitments for the period 2025 to 2030; and for what reasons this has not already been published.
Answer: We are reviewing the Greening Government Commitments to ensure that they remain aligned with Government priorities, including on the use of AI. Departments are expected to continue to take action to reduce their impact on the environment.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional resources she plans to provide to ensure the police can meet the expectation set out in the Freedom From Violence and Abuse Strategy for police forces to follow the Domestic Violence D
Answer: We know that more needs to be done to ensure the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme is as effective as it can be for victims and survivors.We are working closely with the Independent Office for Police and Conduct and National Centre for Violence Against ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for reviewing the legal framework for domestic abuse.
Answer: The Home Office is conducting a scoping review into the legal framework of domestic abuse to ensure it captures the experience of adolescents, which will conclude this year.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the funding over the next three years in the Freedom From Violence and Abuse Strategy is a) new funding and b) a continuation of existing funds.
Answer: The cross‑government VAWG Strategy, published on 18 December 2025, sets out the strategic direction and concrete actions to prevent violence and abuse, pursue perpetrators, and support victims — delivering our unprecedented commitment to halve VAWG within...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: Bristol CentralDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support families who have experienced baby loss in Bristol Central constituency.
Answer: Both the North Bristol NHS Trust and the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust have dedicated maternity bereavement teams who provide support for families experiencing baby loss. This includes practical help with funeral arrangement...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103541More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 97 of the Government's document entitled Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty, updated on 23 December 2025, when the new guidance to aid local authorities in their understandin
Answer: The Government’s Child Poverty Strategy, Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty, was published on 5 December 2025. It sets out the steps this Government will take to reduce child poverty and to reverse the trend from 2010-2024. The new guidance ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103540More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department about the potential impact of the extension of the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain on the success of the Child Pov
Answer: The Government’s Child Poverty Strategy, Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty, was published on 5 December 2025. It sets out the steps this Government will take to reduce child poverty and to reverse the trend from 2010-2024. Responsibility fo...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children whose families are subject to No Recourse to Public Funds restrictions are living in poverty.
Answer: The Department does not hold this data. We recognise the distinct challenges faced by those subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition and have engaged with organisations who have made representations on behalf of children subject to NRPF...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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