Cat Eccles MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Animal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with MBR Acres about rehoming beagles who do not meet laboratory requirements.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of NHS Trusts willingness and financial ability to take on new specialty medical training posts for the August 2026 recruitment round.
Answer: As the first step in delivering the expansion of specialty training posts by up to 4,500 in England over the next three years, more than 350 additional places were made available in August, with the aim of them starting in February 2027. To deliver this, ...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29008More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her Department's policy is on choosing whether to issue an Emergency Alert nationally or to target a specific geographical location; and whether she plans to enhance the system's proportionality and precisi
Answer: Emergency Alerts in the UK will be sent where there is a risk to life in a defined area and the public must take immediate action. In the case of the recent activation regarding wildfires this was requested by the National Fire Chiefs Council, and the Ale...
Answered 30 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: SmugglingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 901381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking through penalties to help tackle the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: SanctionsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of sanctions on companies involved in settlements in the West Bank on the medicines supply chain.
Answer: The measures announced by the Foreign Secretary on 8 September will include restrictions on the import into the UK of goods originating in illegal settlements. These measures will be carefully designed to target trade with illegal settlements, while prote...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the consultation on the introduction of mandatory reporting and health targets for large food businesses.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan commits that by the end of this Parliament, we will introduce mandatory healthier food sales reporting for all large companies in the sector. We will also introduce new targets to increase the healthiness of sales.We intend to laun...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Postal ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Royal Mail delivery delays on NHS service delivery, including in Stourbridge constituency.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential impact of postal delays on the timely delivery of referral letters between primary and secondary care. The monitoring of National Health Service patient correspondence, including appointment letters, is the res...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Postal ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS patients are not missing (a) appointments and (b) operations due to Royal Mail delivery delays (i) in the Stourbridge constituency and (ii) el
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential impact of postal delays on the timely delivery of referral letters between primary and secondary care. The monitoring of National Health Service patient correspondence, including appointment letters, is the res...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that individuals are not subject to (a) penalties, (b) enforcement action, and (c) adverse decisions as a result of Royal Mail delivery delays affecting corresponde
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is not aware of any delays by the Royal Mail that are adversely impacting the delivery of the DVLA’s mail. Any processes which may be time bound already factor in delivery timescales to allow individuals suff...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: PaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure current Royal Mail delays do not affect people's access to payments.
Answer: The delays to Royal Mail delivery have not had an impact on DWPs ability to deliver its services. DWP has robust plans in place that will be invoked should disruption to service occur, these plans include extension of DWP deadlines that can be invoked to ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure current Royal Mail delays do not affect people's ability to comply with his Department's deadlines.
Answer: The delays to Royal Mail delivery have not had an impact on DWPs ability to deliver its services. DWP has robust plans in place that will be invoked should disruption to service occur, these plans include extension of DWP deadlines that can be invoked to ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits and State Retirement Pensions: Postal ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place to ensure that recipients of Universal Credit, State Pension and other DWP support are not financially disadvantaged by delayed postal communications, including in Stourbridge
Answer: The delays to Royal Mail delivery have not had an impact on DWPs ability to deliver its services. DWP has robust plans in place that will be invoked should disruption to service occur, these plans include extension of DWP deadlines that can be invoked to ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTeplizumabDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the introduction of teplizumab contributes to reducing rates of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis and inequalities in outcomes for people with type 1 di
Answer: Teplizumab is a new treatment for people aged eight years old and over with stage 2 type 1 diabetes, before the onset of symptoms. Its introduction represents a significant development in the treatment of type 1 diabetes and requires new clinical pathways...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help accelerate the translation of beta cell research into clinical trials and routine NHS care for people with type 1 diabetes.
Answer: The Department delivers research into type 1 diabetes through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).As well as funding research itself, the Department invests significantly in centres of excellence which support and deliver health and...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' Allowances: Assistive TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance on students’ ability to access assistive software where they have functional impairments ari
Answer: Supporting disabled students to access and succeed in higher education remains a government priority. The department’s consultation on assistive software funded through the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) seeks to gather evidence on how best to moderni...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminology: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her department is using to assess demand for Criminology in the West Midlands and across England.
Answer: The department considers a wide range of evidence when considering employer demand for skills, including data and commentary by the Labour Market Evidence Group, available at:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/labour-market-evidence-group-key-publi...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminology: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, will funding for Criminology remain in place for the next academic year.
Answer: The department published the Post-16 Pathways implementation plan on 20 May, which sets out how we will deliver changes to the technical and vocational qualifications that a young person can choose from age 16.V Levels are designed to link to occupational...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminology: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when will schools receive information about the future of Criminology.
Answer: The department published the Post-16 Pathways implementation plan on 20 May, which sets out how we will deliver changes to the technical and vocational qualifications that a young person can choose from age 16.V Levels are designed to link to occupational...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminology: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if Criminology is to sit within Protective Services, in what way will the new qualification maintain the academic and social-science content that supports progression to university courses such as criminology,
Answer: The department published the Post-16 Pathways implementation plan on 20 May, which sets out how we will deliver changes to the technical and vocational qualifications that a young person can choose from age 16.V Levels are designed to link to occupational...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminology: V-levelsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to create a V Level in Criminology or to incorporate Criminology into a broader Protective Services route.
Answer: The department published the Post-16 Pathways implementation plan on 20 May, which sets out how we will deliver changes to the technical and vocational qualifications that a young person can choose from age 16.V Levels are designed to link to occupational...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Armed ForcesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to mandate the recording of Armed Forces community status in adult social care management systems in England.
Answer: The Department doesn’t currently have any plans to mandate the recording of Armed Forces community status in case management systems. However, we are committed to supporting the shift from analogue to digital by exploring approaches to reform case managem...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Armed ForcesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of multi-year funding arrangements for specialist social care provision supporting the Armed Forces community.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made on the potential merits of a multi-year funding arrangement for specialist social care provision supporting the Armed Forces community.Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their pop...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: SalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps are the government taking to help ensure that homes and small businesses can buy power directly from local renewable energy schemes.
Answer: The Government is ambitious for community energy and the role that it can play in delivering net zero and is working with Ofgem to address regulatory barriers, including routes to market. Through delivering on commitments in the Local Power Plan, we are w...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the Access to Work scheme to ensure that blind and visually impaired people can access workplace adjustments and specialist support in a timely manner.
Answer: Reforms are essential to ensure a better service for customers, to help disabled people start and stay in work, including blind and visually impaired people. We are reviewing all aspects of the Access to Work scheme, utilising the outcomes of the Green Pa...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available to employers recruiting and retaining blind and visually impaired employees.
Answer: Disabled people and people with health conditions, including blind and visually impaired people, are a diverse group so access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, is key. We have a range of specialist initiatives t...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
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