Chris Bloore MP: written questions
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Great British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem regarding the designation of Great British Energy as a supplier of last resort, to strengthen market stability and protect consumers from future
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InnovationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to encourage frontier artificial intelligence laboratories to establish significant operations in the United Kingdom, including through public co-investment and
Answer: The UK is an excellent place for frontier artificial intelligence companies to expand operations, with a world leading R&D ecosystem which is home to four of the world’s top ten research institutions. These companies are already choosing to build in t...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the strategic risks to the United Kingdom arising from frontier artificial intelligence capability being concentrated in a small number of overseas jurisdictions.
Answer: Artificial intelligence (AI), including frontier AI, presents both risks and opportunities for the UK. The concentration of AI capability development in a small number of overseas jurisdictions raises challenges, in terms of balancing delivery of the capa...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBrexit: Economic SituationTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115603More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of Brexit on the economy.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has included assessments of the economic impacts of leaving the EU in its forecasts since 2016. In March 2020, the OBR estimated that GDP will be 4% lower in the long run than it would have been had the UK not wi...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the written statement of 23 February 2026 on Clinical trials, HCWS1347, what steps his Department plans to take to help support young people experiencing gender incongruence in th
Answer: For children and young people currently under the care of NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Services, a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians conducts assessments using a holistic framework, following recommendations from the Cass Review. Each child ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.
Answer: The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework (MSF) for England, for publication later this year.The MSF will drive improvements in the services that patients and their families receive at the end of life and...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Disability and NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of neurodivergent and disabled teachers currently working in schools.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers in state-funded schools, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication, available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/s...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Disability and NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how does the new Ofsted inspection framework measure and assess workforce inclusion, particularly for neurodivergent and disabled teachers.
Answer: This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to my hon. Friend, the Member for Redditch directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use of contract-based tenures in older people's housing-with-care.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 87630 on 11 November 2025.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the additional funding for the NHS announced on 11 June 2025 will be allocated to NHS dentistry.
Answer: NHS England has now published the Medium Term Planning Framework and allocations for 2026/27 to 2027/28. Further information on the Medium Term Planning Framework and the allocations is available, respectively, at the following two links:https://www.engla...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the palliative care workforce is able to cope with increases in demand for end of life care.
Answer: The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DeathsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of deaths in hospital.
Answer: Early identification of someone who has palliative and end of life care needs is vital. There are tools to aid clinicians in identifying those approaching the end of life, for example the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool and the EARLY toolki...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminal IllnessesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce emergency hospital admissions involving people who are in the last 12 months of life.
Answer: Early identification of someone who has palliative and end of life care needs is vital. There are tools to aid clinicians in identifying those approaching the end of life, for example the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool and the EARLY toolki...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the early identification of palliative care needs.
Answer: Early identification of someone who has palliative and end of life care needs is vital. There are tools to aid clinicians in identifying those approaching the end of life, for example the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool and the EARLY toolki...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce variation in the approaches of commissioners in meeting the local population's needs for palliative and end of life care services.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative care services to meet the reasonable needs of their population. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications.This further c...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of local variation in access to and quality of palliative and end of life care.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative care services to meet the reasonable needs of their population. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications.This further c...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPeople Smuggling: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906313More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people smugglers.
Answer: People smuggling is a deplorable transnational crime, and anyone involved in this dangerous trade will face the full force of the law. The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill is nearing Royal Assent and will give law enforcement agencies the toug...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood BanksDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many registered food banks were created between 2010 and 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold official statistics on the number of registered food banks created between 2010 and 2024. Food banks are independent organisations, often run by charities, faith groups, or community organisations, and are not regulated or reg...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Stations: ClosuresHome OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police front counters were closed between 2010 and 2024.
Answer: The Home Office does not collect data on the number of police front counters in use across all police forces, nor on closures.Decisions regarding the management of the police estate, including public access counters at police stations, is a matter for Chi...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: DebtsTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85435More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of outstanding (a) loans and (b) debts liable to the UK from lower-income countries.
Answer: The value of outstanding debt from Low Income Countries to the UK is approximately £2.1bn as of August 2024.This data is publicly available in the ‘Report on outstanding debt owed by other countries to His Majesty’s Government in 2024’, published on gov.u...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to publish the (a) recoveries, (b) write-offs and (c) associated costs for each supplier of PPE as part of his investigation into PPE procurement.
Answer: The Department has already committed to the Public Accounts Committee that it will report to Parliament on the COVID-19 personal protective equipment contract dissolution outcomes once work is completed.Outcomes and details of individual cases are expecte...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Records: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the personal data of UK citizens held by UK companies but stored on US-based servers is protected from access under (a) the Uniting and Stren
Answer: Under UK data protection laws, UK organisations must ensure personal data is appropriately protected when transferred internationally. The UK has an adequacy decision for certain transfers to the US, which assessed US government access laws and practices....
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Hotels and HousingHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) asylum hotel and (b) community accommodation in each year between 2010 and 2024.
Answer: Costs are subject to change depending on numbers being accommodated within the asylum system. Accommodation costs are considered to be commercially confidential therefore, the Home Office does not publish this information. However, total expenditure on as...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: TheftDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with British Transport Police on its decision to not investigate bike thefts outside stations in cases where the bicycle has been left for more than two hours.
Answer: Ensuring the railway remains safe for passengers and staff, and creating a hostile environment for criminals on the network is a priority for both the Department for Transport and the British Transport Police (BTP). Decisions on the use of resource and de...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHeating: Renewable FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to provide support for rural households to switch renewable liquid heating fuels in the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: For most off-grid properties, decarbonising heat will involve installing a heat pump. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme grants offer £7,500 for heat pumps, and £5,000 for biomass boilers in specific rural cases. The government recognises that renewable liquid fue...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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