Chris Coghlan MP: written questions
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Immigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the proposed earned settlement system will apply to Hong Kong BN(O) visa holders and their families; and whether new income, compliance or conduct requirements could extend the qualifying period o
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, will raise the standard qualifying period for settlement from five years to ten years.The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the ...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 103034 on Railways: Tickets, if she will make an assessment of the impact of cancelling evening out return fares between Dorking and London on commuters.
Answer: For stations in Dorking and Horley, we have simplified the complicated web of tickets by having one Peak and one Off-Peak price, with some fares changing and others being removed as part of improvements to ticketing via pay as you go with contactless expa...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to support low-income earners with transport to and from London following (a) the introduction of pay as you go ticketing in Dorking and Horley constituency and (b) price increases of between
Answer: The Department has commissioned independent evaluation on the trial, this research has not yet concluded. The current evidence is provided by LNER and is available at https://assets.ctfassets.net/mxack5k9p2sw/6k2Evw4OmGsvywKgBg9U9j/e63a4ca09d2c4e01fada29f...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to written question 103034 answered on 8 January 2026, when she will conduct this post-delivery evaluation.
Answer: The Department is currently progressing the evaluation of the phases of Pay as you go roll out in the South East, following the launch of phase one stations last year. Once evaluation is complete, we will make the final reports public.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of expected electricity demand in (i) 2035, (ii) 2040, (iii) 2045 and (iv) 2050.
Answer: Electricity demand between now and 2050 will depend on future decarbonisation choices and economic and population drivers. However, the Government expects electricity demand to more than double by 2050, driven by economic and population growth and widespr...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorways and Roads: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how she plans to distribute the £24 billion funding to improve motorways and local roads which the Government announced on 8 January 2026.
Answer: The 2025 Spending Review allocated £24 billion of capital funding between 2026/27 and 2029/30 to maintain and improve motorways and local roads across the country. The Department will confirm in the Third Road Investment Strategy, to be published in March...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the email of 18 December 2025 from the hon. Member for Dorking and Horley on Surrey County Council's management of their statutory SEND responsibilities.
Answer: The department attaches great importance to the handling of correspondence from parliamentarians and is working to provide a response to the email from the hon. Member for Dorking and Horley.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChannel Tunnel: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Office of Rail and Road on the pricing of fares on cross-Channel routes.
Answer: International Rail services operate on an open access basis, with fares set in line with commercial strategy by the private companies involved. The Government engages regularly with the independent Office of Rail and Road to discuss its regulatory activit...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: CoronavirusCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103584More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, following the closure of Voluntary Repayment of COVID-19 Funding, if he will publish full data on which companies took Covid support, and which companies subsequently made repayments.
Answer: The details of many companies who received certain forms of Covid support have previously been published. However, the government does not intend to publish full data on the recipients of support across every Covid scheme. Whether companies made repayment...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Transport Police: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the funding provided to the British Transport Police for protecting (a) people and (b) property at train stations.
Answer: The British Transport Police (BTP) play a vital role in keeping passengers and staff safe across the rail network. Their budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) following proposals from the Force and engagement with industry and rai...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) contactless and (b) pay-as-you-go ticketing on (i) fare concessions and (ii) passenger costs.
Answer: Following delivery of Pay As You Go (PAYG) ticketing with contactless to further stations in the South East, we will conduct a post-delivery evaluation. This will support our understanding of the impact of these changes on various aspects of the passenger...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRecruitmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to help improve transparency of information for job applicants.
Answer: We are not making the suggested assessment.There are robust transparency rules for Employment Agencies and Businesses which are state enforced by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate.Where recruitment is conducted directly by an employer the Commo...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrossrail 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has undertaken a recent cost-benefit analysis of Crossrail 2, in the context of passenger numbers on the Elizabeth Line.
Answer: No – the Department has not undertaken a recent cost-benefit analysis of Crossrail 2 in the context of passenger numbers on the Elizabeth Line.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrossrail 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential long-term impact on economic productivity of delivering Crossrail 2, in the context of levels of economic uplift from the Elizabeth Line.
Answer: The Department has not undertaken an assessment of the potential long-term impact on economic productivity of delivering Crossrail 2. The scheme was paused in 2020.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBrighton Main Line: Dorking and HorleyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme on the (a) economic and (b) productivity status of residents commuting from Dorking and Horley constituency.
Answer: The previous government cancelled the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS) at Spending Review 2021. The Secretary of State updated Parliament on 8 July on which rail and road infrastructure projects will proceed following the 2025 Spending Review. CARS ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBrighton Main Line: Dorking and HorleyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme on standing levels and overcrowding on Brighton Main Line services used by passengers in Dorking and Horley constituen
Answer: The previous government cancelled the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS) at Spending Review 2021. The Secretary of State updated Parliament on 8 July on which rail and road infrastructure projects will proceed following the 2025 Spending Review.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the ability of UK airports to set forecourt drop off and pick up charges without an upper limit on anti-competitive pricing for pass
Answer: The provision of and charging for car parking at UK airports (including drop off and pick up charges) is solely a matter for the airport operator, as a commercial business, to manage and justify. However, the Government expects car parking at UK airports ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBrighton Main Line: Dorking and HorleyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme on delays and disruption on the Brighton Main Line for passengers using stations in Dorking and Horley cons
Answer: The previous government cancelled the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS) at Spending Review 2021. The Secretary of State updated Parliament on 8 July on which rail and road infrastructure projects will proceed following the 2025 Spending Review.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment her Department has made of forecourt drop off and pick up charging practices at major international airports, including in the United States and Europe.
Answer: The provision of and charging for car parking at UK airports (including drop off and pick up charges) is solely a matter for the airport operator, as a commercial business, to manage and justify. However, the Government expects car parking at UK airports ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102225More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increases in business rates at major UK airports on passenger drop off charges.
Answer: Properties seeing large bill increases as a result of the business rates revaluation - including airports - will benefit from a redesigned transitional relief scheme worth £3.2 billion over the next 3 years. At Budget 2025, the government also published a...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce (a) guidance and (b) regulation to (i) cap and (ii) limit airport forecourt drop off and pick up charges.
Answer: The provision of and charging for car parking at airports (including drop off and pick up charges) is solely a matter for the airport operator, as a commercial business, to manage and justify. However, the Government expects car parking at airports to be ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway 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
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