Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions 2026
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Cyber & Specialist Operations Command: CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of rebranding Strategic Command to Cyber and Specialist Operations Command.
Answer: The transition from UK Strategic Command (UKStratCom) to Cyber and Strategic Operations Command (CSOC) was executed with a strong emphasis on efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Up-front CSOC visual identity changes have currently incurred no additional co...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383 on Government Actuary’s Department: Freedom of Information, what the cash terms monetary cost to the UK is of the
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 3 February in response to Question 108232.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to publish the Human Rights and Democracy Report for (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my letter to the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee on 6 March, in response to her letter of 23 January on this issue.This Government remains firmly committed to the protection and promotion of human rights globally, and to r...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ArtworksForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether changes have been made to the number and location of portraits of (a) Queen Elizabeth II and (b) King Charles III within her Department’s HQ since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The official portrait of His Majesty The King resides in the reception area of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office headquarters. On portraits that are part of the Government Art Collection, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 21 ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the International women and girls strategy 2023 to 2030 remains government policy; and whether she plans to publish an updated strategy.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has made clear that advancing the rights and safety of women and girls around the world will be a top priority for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office over the coming years. We are refreshing our international strategic ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTAG International and Torchlight Group: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding has been provided to (a) Torchlight, (b) Torchlight Group, (c) Torchlight Solutions and (d) TAG International since July 2024.
Answer: Details of all central government commercial contracts above a value of £12,000 are routinely published on the Contract Finder website.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the peer review for the Natural England Evidence Review with reference NEER155.
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 recordPeatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library Defra-held correspondence and assessments supporting the evidential basis that NEER155 underwent rigorous peer review.
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 recordPeatlands: 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
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