Chris Coghlan MP: written questions
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Telecommunications: 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
Original Parliament recordFirst-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
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