Christine Jardine MP: written questions
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Written questions
Disability: CandidatesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to introduce a funding scheme for disabled candidates, in the context of Disability Action Plan commitments; and what progress she has made on a funding scheme for disabled candidates.
Answer: The Disability Action Plan was an initiative of the previous administration. It is this government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office. We have been clear that we will champion disabled people’s rights and work closely with them so tha...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timeline is for providing a progress update on the implementation of commitments outlined in the Disability Action Plan.
Answer: The Disability Action Plan was an initiative of the previous administration.This Government is committed to championing the rights of Deaf and disabled people. We will build on the insights shared by disabled people and their representative organisations,...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Royal Medical Colleges on child (a) health and (b) rights in Gaza.
Answer: The Government remains deeply concerned about the impact of the conflict on children. While there have been no formal meetings with the Royal Medical Colleges on these issues, Ministers regularly engage with medical and humanitarian organisations and cont...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: PassportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of changes to passport validity rules for UK travellers to the EU.
Answer: Before travelling overseas, we advise British Citizens to check the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's travel advice on gov.uk. This includes entry requirements by country and advice on passport validity. Our travel industry partners amplify o...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: WalesWales OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve transport links between Wales and the rest of the UK.
Answer: We are investing an historic £445 million into Welsh rail to right years’ of underfunding by previous governments and unleash Wales’ economic potential. This new investment will improve transport links, including for Padeswood on the Borderlands Line thro...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: GenderHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If she will take legislative steps to introduce a gender-neutral marker on passports.
Answer: The purpose of identity documents, including passports, is to verify a person’s identity and confirm they are the rightful holder of the document.Current policy is that only ‘male’ and ‘female’ sexes are recognised for official purposes under UK law, whic...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-binary PeopleWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55473More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, If she will take legislative steps to recognise non-binary identities.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring the UK is a welcoming place for all people, regardless of their background or identity, and where they are able to pursue their goals and ambitions without fear of discrimination.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to disestablish NHS England on plans to establish six new regional gender identity hubs.
Answer: The abolition of NHS England will strip out the unnecessary bureaucracy and cut the duplication that comes from having two organisations doing the same job. We will empower staff to focus on delivering better care for patients, driving productivity up and...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce waiting times for gender identity services.
Answer: The Government and NHS England are committed to implementing the recommendations of the Cass Review in full. NHS England developed an ambitious two-year action plan which sets out how they will continue to transform and improve gender services, helping to...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Transgender PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) [2025] UKSC 16 on transgender young people at schoo
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The government has set out its expectation that organisations follow the clarity the ruling provides. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has already committed...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHouse of Commons: WomenHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55464More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Responden
Answer: The House administration has reviewed its policies, services and provisions and has not found that any immediate changes are required as a consequence of the judgment.These will be further reviewed following publication of the full Equality and Human Righ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to support (a) transgender and (b) gender-diverse pupils in schools.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The government has set out its expectation that organisations follow the clarity the ruling provides. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has already committed...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Transgender PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) [2025] UKSC 16 on transgender people ac
Answer: The National Health Service provides a comprehensive service, available to all patients including transgender patients. This principle is established as part of the NHS Constitution and the Supreme Court ruling does not impact this commitment.We are clear...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCandidates: WomenWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55456More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) [2025] UKSC 16 on political parties’ use of all-wo
Answer: The Supreme Court Judgment was clear that for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, biological sex determines whether a person is a woman or not. Accordingly, in relation to the Equality Act 2010’s provisions allowing political parties to use all-women s...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the average waiting time for a practical driving test in the UK.
Answer: As of April 2025, the average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain was 22.3 weeks. The attached Excel document shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre in Scotland, as of 26 May ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for driving tests.
Answer: As of April 2025, the average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain was 22.3 weeks. The attached Excel document shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre in Scotland, as of 26 May ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: ScotlandDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the waiting time for a practical driving test is at each of the test centres in Scotland.
Answer: As of April 2025, the average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain was 22.3 weeks. The attached Excel document shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre in Scotland, as of 26 May ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the reselling of block-booked driving tests.
Answer: As of April 2025, the average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain was 22.3 weeks. The attached Excel document shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre in Scotland, as of 26 May ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChiropracticDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report published by the University of York entitled The Impact of Chiropractors on Workplace Productivity in NHS MSK Pa
Answer: No assessment has been made on the potential implications for policies of the report published by the University of York entitled The Impact of Chiropractors on Workplace Productivity in NHS MSK Pathways.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChiropracticDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating chiropractic care into the National Musculoskeletal health strategy.
Answer: NHS England does not nationally commission chiropractic care as it is a complementary and alternative medicine. There are no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating chiropractic care into centrally commissioned National Health S...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 on (a) small websites, (b) personal blogs and (c) community forums.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, in-scope user-to-user and search services must risk assess for content that is illegal and harmful to children. Ofcom, the independent regulator for this regime, set out what steps small, low-risk providers need to take to ful...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the meeting of the UK and Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council between 19 and 21 November 2024, what progress has been made on the implementation
Answer: Work is ongoing to improve beneficial ownership transparency in the Overseas Territories. At the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in November 2024, the Falkland Islands and Saint Helena committed to join Montserrat and Gibraltar in implementing fully publi...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Visual ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure blind and partially sighted people have access to health information in an accessible format.
Answer: Under the Equality Act 2010, health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged. Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers are ex...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Edinburgh and Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason her Department has chosen to decline to support more open access services along the Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley via Newcastle route.
Answer: As detailed in the 4 February response to the Office of Rail and Road, the Department did not support Lumo’s applications to operate additional Open Access services between London Kings Cross and Newcastle, and to extend existing Newcastle/Edinburgh servi...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to address the pension shortfalls experienced by police officers who, affected by the McCloud judgement, are classified as being in Immediate Detriment.
Answer: While the Home Office has responsibility for overarching policy and legislative changes to the police pension regulations in England & Wales, the police pension scheme is locally administered by individual police forces. The Home Office is working wit...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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