Chris Coghlan MP: written questions
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Railways: 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
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
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