Charlotte Nichols MP: written questions
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Written questions
Ketamine: 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
Original Parliament recordKava-Kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002Department of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of new research into the hepatotoxicity risk posed by kava on The Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002.
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
Original Parliament recordKava-Kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002Department of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of controls on the (a) sale and (b) import of kava for food purposes in The Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002.
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
Original Parliament recordEmpty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to encourage empty homes to become occupied.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 59458 on 20 June 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71145More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will remove the tax-exempt heritage assets scheme from landowners.
Answer: The conditional exemption tax incentive scheme was introduced to preserve and protect the national heritage for the benefit of the public. The Government keeps all tax policy under review, and any changes are set out at fiscal events.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Footpaths: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has allocated funding to (a) local authorities and (b) other responsible organisations to (i) maintain and (ii) improve rural walking paths.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that public rights of way play in promoting access to nature, encouraging active travel, and supporting community wellbeing. Responsibility for managing and maintaining these routes lies with local highway authorit...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOpioids: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local Combating Drugs Partnerships in raising awareness of (a) synthetic opioids and (b) how to respond when witnessing an opioid overdose; and w
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued planning guidance for local areas to help them respond to incidents caused by potent synthetic opioids. The guidance enables local partners to rapidly understand the scale of the synthetic opioid ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOpioids: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to raise awareness among (a) people sleeping rough, (b) socially isolated people and (c) other at-risk populations on the dangers of synthetic opioids since 2024.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued planning guidance for local areas to help them respond to incidents caused by potent synthetic opioids. The guidance enables local partners to rapidly understand the scale of the synthetic opioid ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOpioidsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to integrate synthetic opioid awareness into local authorities’ Drug Strategies since 5 July 2025; and how much of the 2025/26 targeted drug, alcohol treatment and recovery
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued planning guidance for local areas to help them respond to incidents caused by potent synthetic opioids. The guidance enables local partners to rapidly understand the scale of the synthetic opioid ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the potential impact of (a) diamorphine assisted therapy, (b) safe consumption rooms and (c) other drug harm reduction services on the level of ambulance ca
Answer: Harm reduction measures are vital and can have an impact on preventing overdoses, reducing the spread of infections, and engaging people into drug treatment. However, most of these outcomes would not be seen in ambulance data. The Department does not coll...
Answered 4 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how she plans to roll out at-home electric vehicle charging points for people in terrace housing with no off-street parking.
Answer: The Department is working with local authorities to encourage the use of cross-pavement solutions and on the 13 July, announced the £25m Electric Vehicle Pavement Channel grant to further support local authorities in England to adopt pavement channels. Th...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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