Charlotte Nichols MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
KetamineHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the reclassification of ketamine as a class B drug on (a) the rate of its usage among (i) 16 to 59-year-olds and (ii) 16 to 24-year-olds, (b)
Answer: My reply to my honourable friend's previous questions as to what assessment the Home Office had made of the potential impact of the reclassification of ketamine on these four matters confirmed that we had not carried out such an exercise and that the driv...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Decommissioning AuthorityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an economic assessment of the potential impact of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority estate's current voluntary exit scheme on the regional economy in (a) W
Answer: The NDA remains committed to supporting communities in each of these areas to build a resilient, inclusive future by investing in skills, wellbeing, infrastructure, and economic diversification that create lasting opportunities beyond decommissioning.The ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Decommissioning AuthorityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority estate's current voluntary exit scheme on the achievement of that organisation's mission.
Answer: The outcome of the recent Spending Review settlement reflects the government’s recognition of the NDA’s critical role in safeguarding the UK’s nuclear legacy. This funding will enable the NDA to continue to perform its core mission, ensuring safe and secu...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Decommissioning Authority: Redundancy PayDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the estimated cost to the public purse of the current voluntary exit scheme at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's estate.
Answer: The cost of the voluntary exit schemes across the NDA group will vary according to the level of exits mutually agreed between employers and members of staff.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of cervical cancer self-sampling on reaching under-screened populations; and what targets he has for the uptake of (a) in-clinic and
Answer: Both the impact assessment and the equality impact assessment on the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling for the under-screened population in the National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme have been published and is availabl...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's plan entitled Cervical cancer elimination by 2040 – plan for England, published on 28 March 2025, if his Department will set out (a) who is responsible for each of t
Answer: The Government is committed to improving vaccine uptake and access across all immunisation programmes by exploring new and innovative delivery models, including expanding routes such as community pharmacies, as set out in the NHS Vaccination Strategy and ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: Prescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that weight loss injections can only be prescribed following a face-to-face meeting with a GP who can determine that the patient (a) does not have too low a BMI and (b
Answer: The Department is considering how the current prescribing system operates in relation to patient access to medicines through private, or non-National Health Service, routes. This includes online prescribing. A call for evidence was launched in August 2025...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Tax EvasionTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86321More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to HMRC through the facilitation of tax evasion by the financial services sector.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimate the size of the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. The tax gap statistics and details of the estimate methodologies are publ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordKetamine: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reclassification of ketamine as a class B drug on its illicit availability.
Answer: Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. Ministers are very concerned about the harms ketamine causes and on 16 October 2025 the Department for Health and Social Care launched a campaign to al...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordKetamine: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reclassification of ketamine as a class B drug on the average street price of ketamine annually since 2015.
Answer: Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. Ministers are very concerned about the harms ketamine causes and on 16 October 2025 the Department for Health and Social Care launched a campaign to al...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordKetamine: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reclassification of ketamine as a class B drug on the rate of usage among 16 to 59 year olds annually since 2015.
Answer: Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. Ministers are very concerned about the harms ketamine causes and on 16 October 2025 the Department for Health and Social Care launched a campaign to al...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordKetamine: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reclassification of ketamine as a class B drug on the rate of usage among 16 to 24 year olds annually since 2015.
Answer: Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. Ministers are very concerned about the harms ketamine causes and on 16 October 2025 the Department for Health and Social Care launched a campaign to al...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted for (a) knowing or suspecting and (b) having reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting that another person is engaging in money laundering and failing to make a disclosure a
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold information on those convicted of “knowing or suspecting” or “having reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting that another person is engaging in money laundering and failing to make a disclosure as soon as practic...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGas Fired Power StationsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the expected end-of-life date is for each operational gas-fired power station in the UK.
Answer: The retirement of individual unabated gas plants is a commercial decision for private operators, based on technical, operational and economic factors. NESO’s Resource Adequacy in the 2030s report notes that many of today’s gas plants were commissioned bef...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the deposit return scheme to be operational.
Answer: The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Welsh Government are consulting on their DRS scheme and working to align their implementation timetable with the rest of the U...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: Job CreationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on new nuclear on job creation.
Answer: This Government’s nuclear policies are set to create thousands of high-quality jobs across the UK. At peak construction, Sizewell C will support 10,000 jobs directly employed in the project, thousands more in the nationwide supply chain, and plans to crea...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: EmploymentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of jobs in the nuclear sector on the economy.
Answer: DESNZ do not produce their own figures on the number of jobs within the civil nuclear sector. The annual industry-led 2024 Nuclear Workforce Assessment (NWA), published by Cogent Skills, estimates that the civil and defence nuclear sector workforce increa...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: Warrington NorthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the civil nuclear supply chain in Warrington North constituency to (a) regional and (b) national economic growth.
Answer: As evidenced by the inclusion of civil nuclear the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, the government recognises that our nuclear programme is an important driver of regional and national growth. We also recognise the considerable presence of the civil nucle...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of the creation of a national advice workforce development fund.
Answer: Skills England will identify and address skills gaps across all sectors. It works with employers, training providers, and local authorities to ensure the skills system reflects real-world workforce needs, both nationally and locally.Through 16-19 funding,...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to (a) tackle digital exclusion and (b) ensure that people who are digitally excluded have access to (i) advice and (ii) online services.
Answer: The Digital Inclusion Action Plan sets out the first five actions we are taking over the next year to boost digital inclusion in every corner of the UK. These first actions will widen access to devices, drive digital upskilling, break down barriers to par...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Advisory ServicesTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76317More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to establish a sustainable funding model for social welfare advice services.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that social welfare advice services play in supporting individuals. For example, DWP provide grant funding to Citizens Advice, who deliver Help to Claim support for customers to apply for Universal Credit. In ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Advisory ServicesTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76316More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to improve access to free debt advice; and if she will make a statement.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that people in financial difficulty have access to free, impartial debt advice. Through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), the Government funds a range of national and community-based services to support individ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of welfare reforms on demand for independent advice services; and if he will make a statement.
Answer: The public consultation on the “Pathways to Work” Green Paper received over 47,500 responses before closing on the 30 June. We are now carefully reviewing responses as we develop further proposals, involving disabled people, including through the Timms re...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLanguages: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of adding Ukrainian language GCSE to the curriculum.
Answer: Decisions about which languages to offer at GCSE in England are taken by four independent awarding organisations, AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel and WJEC, rather than by central government. These organisations have the freedom to create a Ukrainian GCSE based ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordKava-Kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002Department of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002, what provision exists for the revocation of this legislation should the evidence no longer support such controls.
Answer: The Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002 prohibits any food consisting of or containing kava-kava from being imported or placed on the market. This regulation is in place to protect public health. Since the introduction of this legislation, any ad...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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