Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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Peatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason two pages were redacted in Natural England’s response to EIR2026/00223 on its report on managed burning.
Answer: The redactions made to Natural England’s response to EIR2026/00223, were applied because the material contained third-party personal data, which is exempt from disclosure under the Environmental Information Regulations. In addition, some material was outs...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLondon North Eastern Railway: OvercrowdingDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on seating capacity on all routes operated by London North Eastern Railway in each of the last 12 months, broken down by month.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on seating capacity on all routes operated by London North Eastern Railway in each of the last 12 months, broken down by month.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVenture Capital Trusts: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114686More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Venture Capital Trust tax relief and lifetime investment limits on investment in qualifying companies.
Answer: At Budget, the government announced a comprehensive package of entrepreneurship tax measures designed to provide substantially enhanced support for scaling businesses across the UK. This includes doubling the maximum amount that a company can raise throug...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVenture Capital Trusts: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114685More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing upfront VCT income tax relief on (a) future Venture Capital Trust fundraising and (b) investor behaviour across other tax-advantaged invest
Answer: At Budget, the government announced a comprehensive package of entrepreneurship tax measures designed to provide substantially enhanced support for scaling businesses across the UK. This includes doubling the maximum amount that a company can raise throug...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVenture Capital Trusts: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114684More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing VCT Income Tax relief on the outcomes from doubling the lifetime investment limit for qualifying companies.
Answer: At Budget, the government announced a comprehensive package of entrepreneurship tax measures designed to provide substantially enhanced support for scaling businesses across the UK. This includes doubling the maximum amount that a company can raise throug...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRefrigeration: SafetyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the necessary safety measures required for the transition to alternative refrigerants with flammability or toxicity characteristics.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer given on 10 February to the honourable Member for Newbury, PQs 111542 and 111543.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFluorinated Gases: TrainingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet with manufacturers from the heating, refrigeration and air conditioning industries to discuss mandatory training on flammable refrigerants as part of the GB F Gas cons
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 10 February 2026 to the honourable Member for Bridlington and The Wolds in PQ UIN 111494.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrofluorocarbons: Public ConsultationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many responses her Department received to the consultation entitled Amending the hydrofluorocarbon phasedown schedule.
Answer: 137 responses to the consultation were received. Defra is currently considering their contents.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFluorinated Gases: TrainingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet with manufacturers from the heating, refrigeration and air conditioning industries to discuss mandatory training regarding flammable refrigerants as part of the GB F G
Answer: Defra officials meet regularly with representatives of the heating, refrigeration and air conditioning industries, including to discuss the topic of training regarding flammable refrigerants. They have gathered incredibly useful input through such engagem...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Game changer for the nation, published on 19 June 2025, how much and what proportion of the funding for new and upgraded grassroots sport
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to grassroots sports facilities, including gyms, pools and leisure centres, which are vital spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within c...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS England: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2026, to Question 96853, on NHS England: Costs what estimate he has made of the (a) gross and (b) net number of civil servants who will leave the Civil Service d
Answer: The Government’s ambition remains to reduce staff numbers by up to 50% across the Department, NHS England, and the integrated care boards, which is the equivalent to up to 18,000 posts, including a number of Civil Servants, through paid exits via voluntar...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordControlled Burning: SoilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the International Journal of Wildland Fire's article entitled Assessing soil heating beneath prescribed
Answer: The date and title of the citation provided does not correspond to any article published by the International Journal of Wildland Fire, but research on this topic is reviewed and taken into account in our policy development.
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: MitieHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on 25 December 2025, how customer satisfaction with cultur
Answer: The Security Guarding Services contract KPI relating to cultural sensitivity is a qualitative KPI and is measured through a Customer Satisfaction evaluation survey completed on a quarterly basis. The KPI is monitored and reported through the contract mana...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Deloitte and LA International Computer ConsultantsHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on 25 December 2025, what the Key Performance Indicators a
Answer: For Digitise Delivery Support contract with DELOITTE MCS LTD performance is managed through Balanced score card performance process by the Migration Border Tech Portfolio business. Performance assessed the supplier against themes :- Performance to pay pro...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: Urban AreasHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98794 on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the Safer Streets Mission Board.
Answer: The Safer Streets Mission Board is chaired by the Home Secretary. Ministers from relevant government departments are invited to attend meetings based on specific discussion topics, as are external experts where necessary.The Mission Board is supported by ...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's transparency data entitled Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts: Data for July to September 2025 for all departments, publi
Answer: The inclusion of Tackling Economic Inequality as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for NHS England’s NHSmail Collaboration Licensing Platform contract reflects the Government’s Social Value Model, introduced to ensure that public procurement delivers wide...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS staff receive employer pension contributions on dates on which they are on strike.
Answer: Contributions to the NHS Pension scheme are based on pensionable earnings. If staff participate in strike action and do not receive pay for those days, there is no pensionable pay for that period, so neither employee nor employer contributions are made.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 86060 on NHS: Recruitment, what guidance has been provided to NHS bodies on the (a) length and (b) type of criminal conviction that would prev
Answer: The Department commissions NHS Employers to issue employer guidance under the NHS Employment Check Standards, which includes the criminal record check requirements in the National Health Service in England. The standards direct employers in the NHS to use...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 98107 on Department for Business and Trade: Public Appointments, whether any of those direct ministerial appointees have made a declaration of pol
Answer: Of the 30 direct ministerial appointees, 6 have declared political activity.Due diligence is conducted and individuals are required to complete a formal declaration of interests, in line with Cabinet Office guidance. These appointees deliver vital experti...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 71247 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, which Senior Ministers have been authorised to have occasional use of RAF CSAT aircraft.
Answer: The following Senior Ministers have been authorised to have occasional use of RAF CSAT aircraft: The Prime MinisterSecretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeChancellor of the Exchequer This is consistent with policies to CSAT travel ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ClubsMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his policy on members of the Armed Forces (a) being members of single-sex private members’ clubs in a personal capacity and (b) participating in such clubs in a professional capacity.
Answer: Defence does not hold a specific central policy on individual membership of single-sex private members’ clubs. Participation with external organisations in a professional capacity is subject to formal approval through the Chain of Command.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 75027 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many of the 44 tasks were (a) domestic and (b) overseas.
Answer: It has been the practice of successive administrations not to publish granular information relating to the official movements of Ministers and those accompanying them within the United Kingdom. Information about official overseas Ministerial travel is pub...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Permanent SecretariesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary announced, published on 31 October 2025, whether the outgoing Permanent Secretary will receive any (a) exit an
Answer: It is anticipated that any severance payments received, would be published in the Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts for 2025 to 2026.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public AppointmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98122, on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments, if she will list the annual remuneration o
Answer: The names of special representatives, envoys and direct ministerial appointments are published on gov.uk at the time of their appointment.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social MediaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 74317 on DESNZ: Social Media, which social media influencers have been paid to undertake advertising for his Department since July 2024
Answer: Due to commercial confidentiality, we are unable to release this information.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
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