Chris Coghlan MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Railway Stations: SurreyDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Tap-In/Tap out on rail users at Surrey stations.
Answer: We want to expand ticketing innovations such as Pay As You Go (PAYG) to more passengers. The Department considered several factors to determine which stations would have PAYG with contactless rollout for this phase of delivery. These included travel patte...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will set out the budget to local authorities so they can distribute funding for local Healthwatch services in the 2026/27 financial year.
Answer: As advised in the Local Government Bulletin of 7 January, funding for Local Healthwatch arrangements for financial year 2026/27 will be £14.15 million. As in previous years, this will be paid via the Local Reform and Community Voices grant. The formal gra...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Measure What Matters' report entitled National Testimony Collection, published on 16 October 2025, what steps her Department is taking to address failures by local authorities to comply with g
Answer: The Schools White Paper sets out unequivocal expectations for every local authority on the quality and timeliness of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support, including planning school places effectively and providing the expert support t...
Answered 10 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Capital InvestmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the 10-year health plan of the findings of the report by NHS Providers entitled Investing in the NHS: empowering the sector to drive pr
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work proactively with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and local authorities to reform National Health Service infrastructure in England. The 2025 Autumn Budget confirmed that ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the lower age limit for adult peak-time rail fares on the families of students who turn 18 during the academic year while remaining in full-tim
Answer: Adult fares are payable for passengers from the age of 16. The 16-17 Saver can be purchased to extend the discount on child fares to 16- and 17-year-olds. The Government has no current plans to amend existing concessionary discounts. As set out in the Rai...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Model Neighbourhood Framework to be published.
Answer: We are developing a Neighbourhood Health Partnership Framework and Model Neighbourhood Guidance to provide greater clarity and consistency for systems in developing and scaling neighbourhood health. We expect this guidance to be available in the new year.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to speed up the planning and appeals process in local authorities.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Act will streamline planning processes, improve certainty for applicants, and unlock and accelerate more housing and infrastructure delivery. Its provisions include powers that allow the Secretary of State to delegate plann...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating the maximum allowed period of time between a Gypsy Traveller Accommodation Assessment by a local authority.
Answer: Local planning authorities should use a robust evidence base to establish the accommodation needs of travellers and plan to meet this need through their local plan. Local plans must be reviewed to assess whether they need updating at least once every five...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to sections 103 and 104 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a (a) duty to meet assessed needs and (b)
Answer: National planning policy is already clear that local planning authorities should use a robust evidence base to establish the accommodation needs of travellers; set pitch targets for gypsies and travellers; and identify a supply of specific, deliverable si...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: EnforcementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered increasing funding for planning enforcement.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Questions UIN 91162 on 21 November 2025.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: EnforcementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered making planning enforcement a statutory obligation.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Questions UIN 91162 on 21 November 2025.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Mobile PhonesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of issuing guidance to local authorities to ensure mobile network operators are notified in advance of large-scale residential
Answer: The government is committed to supporting investment in high-quality, reliable digital connectivity so that communities can benefit from faster economic growth and greater social inclusion. On 16 December, we launched a consultation on changes to the Nati...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the National Planning Policy Framework to include guidance on the importance of telecommunications infrastructur
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 99031 on 05 January 2026.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HorleyHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Croydon Magistrates' Court's 8 December sentencing of a resident of the Four Points Hotel in Horley, what steps she is taking to end the use of the Four Points Hotel to house asylum
Answer: Hotel closure will be prioritised based on a wide range of criteria. The hotel exit plan will continue to be carefully managed to ensure that all supported asylum seekers are accommodated in suitable alternative accommodation, including large sites, elsew...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many a) neurologists, b) geriatricians and c) nurses in the NHS have specialist training in Parkinson's.
Answer: While the Department does not hold data specifically on the number of Parkinson’s specialist staff in England, we do hold data on the number of doctors working in the wider specialities of neurology and geriatric medicine. As of August 2025, there were 2,...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to support paid leave for fertility appointments.
Answer: Government is committed to supporting working people to balance work with their personal lives, including those navigating fertility treatment. Whilst the government has no plans to introduce a paid leave entitlement for fertility appointments, employers ...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSri Lanka: StormsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help rescue Melanie Watters and Janine Reid in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah.
Answer: My officials were in direct contact with Ms Watters and Ms Reid and worked with the local authorities in Sri Lanka who evacuated them from the affected area they were staying. They have now departed from Sri Lanka. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmen...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on the national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.
Answer: On 9 December 2025 the Home Secretary announced to Parliament the appointment of Baroness Anne Longfield CBE as Chair of the new Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs, and Zoë Billingham CBE and Eleanor Kelly CBE as Panel.The Chair will consult on the d...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what’s steps her Department is taking to support Palestinian human rights organisations.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 18 December 2024 to Question 17000.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSurrey County Council: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for all appeals involving Surrey County Council the number of cases in which the Tribunal issued a) a notice proposing that the local authority be barred from further participation and b) a barring order preventi
Answer: This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make assessment of the potential impact of companies denying employees (a) continuous service pay rises and (b) other accumulated benefits after being transferred from rolling fixed-term con
Answer: There are no current plans to make such an assessment. Under the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002, employers must not treat employees less favourably because they are on fixed-term contracts than permanent em...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Prescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reduce the potential impact of (a) Pharmacy First and (b) pricing of NHS drug tariffs on community pharmacies.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.In 2025/26, the funding fo...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to (a) Section 51(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014 and (b) the powers of the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) to issue binding orders following appeal hearings
Answer: Data about how many notices of intention under Rule 7 (3) (by local authority) have been issued, and whether any barring orders have been made, by the First Tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) in each of the last three years could on...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: First-tier TribunalMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) monitoring and (b) reporting arrangements his Department has put in place to ensure that repeated non-compliance by local authorities in the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability)
Answer: Data about whether any barring orders have been made by the First Tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) in each of the last three years could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Data on non-compliance, following a decision made b...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: First-tier TribunalMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any barring orders have been made by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal under Rule 8 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 20
Answer: Data about whether any barring orders have been made by the First Tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) in each of the last three years could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Data on non-compliance, following a decision made b...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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