Chris Coghlan MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
First-tier Tribunal: Rules of ProcedureMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many notices of intention under Rule 7(3) have been issued by the First Tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) by local authority in each of the last three year.
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 recordAirports: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment the adequacy of the enforcement basis of drop-off charge systems operated by airports; and what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that motorists receive (a) clear
Answer: The provision and charging of car parking at airports, including drop-off and pick-up charges, is a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business to manage and justify. Any issue relating to car parking charges should be raised with the airport...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: DorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to ensure the delivery of Betchwood Vale Academy.
Answer: The department is engaging with local authorities and trusts to advance the development of special and alternative provision free schools, aligned with our vision for the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system.We are working through thes...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with animal welfare groups about the welfare implications of the use of farrowing crates for pigs.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 5 September 2025 to the hon. Member for Ashfield, PQ 73693.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the formation of criminal cash-intensive businesses.
Answer: The latest National Risk Assessment, published by this Government in July, highlights the continued threat of cash-based money laundering to the UK. The Government is committed to ensuring cash-intensive businesses such as candy retail stores and barbersh...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the Covid-19 vaccination eligibility criteria on (a) clinically vulnerable people who qualified for vaccination in Autumn 2024 an
Answer: The Government’s policy on groups eligible for vaccination programmes is based on the advice of the independent expert body, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Over time, the risk from COVID-19 has reduced across the United Kingdo...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish the Schools White Paper.
Answer: This government is determined to deliver reform that stands the test of time and rebuilds the confidence of families, which is why we’re launching a further period of listening and engagement – testing our proposals with parents, teachers and experts in e...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environment Agency's document entitled National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England 2024, updated on 22 January 2025, what assessment she has
Answer: Insurers consider a range of factors in setting premiums for insurance policies that include cover against flooding. This will include factors such as previous claims history, as well as future risk of flooding. Insurance companies may use Environment Age...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Dorking and Horley on the case of the late Police Constable Hannah Byrne.
Answer: A response to the hon. Member for Dorking and Horley's correspondence, ref CC08164, was sent on 16 October.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SurreyDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her response is to the open letter from parents and carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Surrey, delivered to her Department (a) physically on 16 July 2025
Answer: The department attaches great importance to the handling of correspondence from parliamentarians and fellow citizens. Correspondence often raises complex and serious concerns, as it has in this instance, and as a department we aim to provide high quality,...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: CharitiesHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to expedite the processing of visa applications for charity workers volunteering in adult care homes.
Answer: Any Charity Worker applying for Entry Clearance who qualifies under the Immigration Rules will have their case decided within 15 working days as a maximum.Charity Workers must not be filling permanent positions, even if they are on a temporary basis. This...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEssential TremorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising Essential Tremor as a disability.
Answer: The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’. The Act defines ‘long-term’ in this context as having laste...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurological diseases: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to commission research on (a) essential tremor and (b) other neurological movement disorders.
Answer: The Department delivers research into neurological movement disorders via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). For example, the NIHR is funding the first James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership on essential tremor, which wi...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: Telephone ServicesHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress Ofcom has made on reducing the number of spoofed phone numbers being used by (a) spammers and (b) scammers.
Answer: ‘Spoofing’ is a common technique used by fraudsters and spam callers to disguise their telephone numbers and pretend to be someone else, such as a bank or another person.Ofcom have already strengthened activity against ‘spoofed’ calls. New rules were intr...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: TelecommunicationsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a second Telecommunications Fraud Charter.
Answer: ‘Spoofing’ is a common technique used by fraudsters and spam callers to disguise their telephone numbers and pretend to be someone else, such as a bank or another person.Ofcom have already strengthened activity against ‘spoofed’ calls. New rules were intr...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HorleyHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to end the use of the Four Points Hotel in Horley to house asylum seekers.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on the 4 September to Question 71421.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTirzepatide: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Eli Lilly’s decision to increase the list price of Mounjaro by up to 170 per cent from September 2025 on people using the drug; and what
Answer: As we shift the focus from treatment to prevention through our 10 Year Health Plan, we are determined to bring revolutionary modern treatments to everyone who needs them, not just those who can afford to pay.NHS England has worked with Eli Lilly to ensure...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDesmopressin and HydrocortisoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help tackle supply chain issues relating to (i) Desmopressin and (ii) Hydrocortisone and (b) manage risks for patients who require access to these medicat
Answer: We are aware of supply issues affecting desmopressin nasal spray for which the Department issued comprehensive communications to healthcare professionals in March 2025. This included advice on alternative medications, such as desmopressin oral products, a...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to publish a climate action plan that is in line with the (a) Climate Change Act 2008 and (b) Climate Change Committee’s independent assessment of the third national adaption
Answer: We will deliver an updated Carbon Budgets and Growth Delivery Plan by October 2025 which outlines the policies needed to deliver Carbon Budgets 4-6 and our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) on a pathway to net zero. Defra is also exploring stronge...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that there is adequate infrastructure in place to support new housing developments.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 65505 on 14 July 2025.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: CorrespondenceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the letter from Fiona Davidson, dated 4 July 2025.
Answer: I can confirm that a response to the correspondence dated 4 July 2025 from Fiona Davidson was sent on 21 July 2025.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGender RecognitionWomen and EqualitiesTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68203More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgment in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 on trans people with Gender Recogniti
Answer: A Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) allows a trans person to change their legal sex to align with their acquired gender. Those with a GRC are recognised in their acquired sex and gender unless specific exceptions apply. The Supreme Court ruling clarifi...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: FinanceTreasuryTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64866More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61659 on Research: Investment, if the Economic Secretary to the Treasury will meet with the hon. Member for Dorking and Horley to discuss research and development f
Answer: R&D funding falls within the portfolio of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Livermore). I have passed on your request, but due to diary constraints Lord Livermore is unable to meet currently.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the provision of military intelligence to Ukrainian forces.
Answer: The Defence Secretary regularly speaks with his US counterpart regarding our collective support to Ukraine’s armed forces in response to Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion. As the hon. Gentlemen will understand, we do not comment on Intelligence mat...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Working ConditionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Trusts uphold their legal obligations under the (a) Equality Act 2010 and (b) duty of care for staff returning from serious illness such as cancer.
Answer: We hugely value all National Health Service staff and are committed to improving organisational culture and working conditions, so we can keep staff healthy, motivated, and retain their valuable skills.A cancer diagnosis is regarded as a disability under ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
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