Charlotte Cane MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Local Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she expects the review of the local government reorganisation programme announced on 7 September 2026 to conclude; how local communities and Councils will be able to engage;
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of recent increases in oil prices on households that are not connected to the gas grid; and whether she plans to provide additional support to off-g
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordA10: Ely and East CambridgeshireDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether funding for the A10 improvements in Ely & East Cambridgeshire remains secure following the Government's Defence Investment Plan; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of planned
Answer: The Department for Transport is proud to be supporting the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) which puts the security of the British public first, transforming our Armed Forces and giving them the funding and equipment they need to fight and defend our nation....
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what population size Neighbourhood Health Centres should serve in rural areas.
Answer: Neighbourhood health centres (NHCs) will bring together general practice with a mix of community, local authority, adult social care, and civil society services, allowing staff to deliver more coordinated and effective care for better patient outcomes and...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDentistry: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to question 1353, if he will provide a timeline for the publication of Golden Hello scheme data.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 May 2026 to Question 1353, which remains the current position.
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support rural police forces.
Answer: This Government is introducing the most radical and comprehensive policing reforms in nearly 200 years. We will modernise policing in this country – equipping it to tackle more sophisticated, online, and cross-border crimes (like wildlife crime and organi...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEducation: EqualityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to question 900062, when the Women in Tech taskforce will make its first recommendations on education and career pathways.
Answer: Women remain underrepresented across the tech sector, with the gap beginning in education, where fewer than 20% of A-level Computer Science entrants are girls. The Women in Tech Taskforce was established to address the barriers holding women back: to su...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil PartnershipsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5474More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to question 1351, if she will set a timeline for updating the House on considerations of conversion rights between civil partnerships and marriages for opposite-sex couple
Answer: The government cannot provide any further information on a specific timeline, and as outlined in response to question 1351 on 20 May 2026, will provide an update in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to the introduction of a price cap for heating oil.
Answer: We have requested that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) undertake a detailed examination of the heating oil market and we will work closely with the CMA to understand their findings and develop options to increase consumer protection.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026 to question 1352, if she will set out a timeline for including Battery Energy Storage Systems as an activity within the Environmental Permitting R
Answer: Defra plans to consult Summer 2027 on detailed regulatory policy proposals for including Battery Energy Storage Systems as an activity within the Environmental Permitting Regulations, following further policy development, including through an Industry Lia...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will consider suspending all trade between the UK and Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Answer: Israel's illegal settlements and decisions designed to further them are a flagrant violation of international law. We make businesses aware of the UK position to discourage trade with settlements, as outlined in the Overseas Business Risk Guidance.We also...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Medical Council and Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of making regulations under Section 28 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 to provide regulatory oversight of the Gene
Answer: The Department has not made any recent such assessment. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) oversees the ten statutory bodies that regulate healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom and social workers in England.It s...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEducation: EqualityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 900062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what advice she has received from the Women in Tech Taskforce on equity in education.
Answer: Women are underrepresented across the tech sector, and this gap starts early, with girls making up fewer than 20% of A-level Computer Science entrants.The Women in Tech Taskforce was set up to change this: helping more women enter, stay, and lead in tech....
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to the issuing of nationwide guidance on school uniform policy, to permit the removal of blazers, jumpers and ties when pupils are uncomfortably hot.
Answer: The department has published non-statutory guidance on school uniform, which encourages schools to ensure their policies are reasonable, inclusive and practical. This includes taking account of the needs and comfort of pupils, for example by allowing flex...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: Ely and East CambridgeshireHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce incidents of shoplifting in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.
Answer: Driving down retail crime remains a key priority as set out in the Plan for Change.The central aim of our police reforms is to protect and revitalise neighbourhood policing. We are lifting national responsibilities off local forces so they focus on tackli...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Ely and East CambridgeshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population is delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency, this is the Cambridgeshire and Peterb...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Ely and East CambridgeshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the dental recruitment incentive scheme on reducing dental practice vacancies in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire Constituency.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population is delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency, this is the Cambridgeshire and Peterb...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration her Department has given to including Battery Energy Storage Sites within the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
Answer: We are committed to including Battery Energy Storage Solutions as an activity in the Environmental Permitting Regulations, subject to final policy review.
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil PartnershipsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1351More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what consideration her Department has given to permitting the conversion of opposite-sex civil partnerships to marriages.
Answer: In 2019, when civil partnerships were made available for opposite-sex couples in England and Wales, the Government ran a public consultation on the future of conversion rights between marriage and civil partnerships for both opposite-sex and same-sex coup...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to account for the costs of transporting SEND students to school in rural areas when making future funding allocations.
Answer: Central government funding for home-to-school travel is provided through the Local Government Finance Settlement administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Settlement uses relative needs formulae to assess each local au...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Health: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is available to local authorities to improve oral hygiene education in primary schools.
Answer: Local authorities in England are responsible for assessing oral health needs and for improving the oral health of their local population. Public health services commissioned by local authorities in England are funded through a ring-fenced Public Health Gr...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve children's access to dental care in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Ely and East Cambridgeshire cons...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Power StationsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127286More
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 closure of bioenergy power stations which burn agricultural waste, including straw and poultry litter, after the
Answer: While operators of Renewables Obligation accredited generators will have been aware of the expiry of their entitlement to Renewables Obligations Certificates for some time, Defra recognises the potential for adverse environmental consequences of the endin...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the suitability of incentives to build mobile network infrastructure to meet the needs of rural areas.
Answer: Jointly funded by the Government and the UK’s mobile network operators, the Shared Rural Network is utilising Government funding to incentivise mobile network operators to deliver commercial outdoor mobile coverage in rural areas, where there was previous...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to question 121001, whether her Department has considered the use of independent, real-terms data when mapping mobile coverage.
Answer: Ofcom is responsible for reporting on the availability of telecommunications networks across the UK.Government has restated the importance of Ofcom continuing to improve its reporting of mobile coverage in the draft Statement of Strategic Priorities for t...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
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