Claire Young MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Dental Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS dental appointments that have been cancelled following their practice's transition to private provision on the long term dental health of
Answer: No such assessment has been made.
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he holds the data on the total number of GP referrals handed to consultants for review.
Answer: The Department does not hold data in the format requested. It is standard practice for triage processes to operate through locally agreed referral pathways, developed by integrated care boards and providers to reflect local service configuration and patie...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of low digital literacy on patients ability to access GP services.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering digital services that are accessible and inclusive throughout the National Health Service, including in primary care. NHS England has published a framework for National Health Service action on digital inclusion t...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: IncentivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) payments and (b) incentives are made to General practitioners in respect of removing patients from waiting lists who have failed to respond to communications.
Answer: The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is an optional pay-for-performance scheme that financially rewards practices for the quality of care they provide to their patients. It has been developed in accordance with National Institute for Health and Care E...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds the data of the number of NHS dental appointments cancelled as a result of practices converting to private provision.
Answer: Data on the number of National Health Service dental appointments cancelled due to dental practices converting to private provision are not held.
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of residential property transactions that have fallen through due to delays in the conveyancing process in the past 12 months;
Answer: My Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordConveyancingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the average time taken to complete a residential property purchase from offer acceptance to completion.
Answer: My Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHighway Code: PublicityDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of launching a public information campaign to raise awareness of recent changes to the Highway Code.
Answer: Following updates to the Highway Code in 2022, the department ran large-scale THINK! advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the changes. Via the THINK! campaign, we are also running year-round radio filler adverts encouraging compliance with the guid...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Trust Fund: Mental CapacityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of amending the Social Security Administration (Representation) Regulations 1999 to allow appointees to manage child trust fun
Answer: The DWP appointee system gives access to social security benefits only. It does not give access to monies held in Child Trust Funds. Where the owner of the fund is incapable of accessing the funds themselves, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides for how ...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEye Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average waiting time is for diagnosis to treatment for ocular melanoma.
Answer: We know that people diagnosed with rare and less common cancers, including ocular melanoma, often face some of the poorest outcomes, and this is unacceptable. Specific diagnosis to treatment waiting time data is unavailable for ocular melanoma, however, w...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEye Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS England meets the 62-day referral to treatment target for patients diagnosed with rare eye cancers.
Answer: We know that people diagnosed with rare and less common cancers, including ocular melanoma, often face some of the poorest outcomes, and this is unacceptable. Specific diagnosis to treatment waiting time data is unavailable for ocular melanoma, however, w...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: SafetyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recourse is available to consumers where an installation of Solar Panels fails to meet safety standards.
Answer: Solar panels installed under Government support schemes require installers to be certified by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme. This requirement ensures installers, installations, and products meet the industry gold standard. Under MCS Redeveloped...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Fire PreventionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of regulatory frameworks of private solar panel installations in tackling fire risks.
Answer: Under DESNZ schemes where solar is an eligible technology, installers, products and installations must all be MCS Certified.However, the Government inherited a fragmented consumer‑protection framework for home energy efficiency measures. This framework is...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will reform NHS dental contracts to help increase practitioner remuneration and expand patient access in underserved areas.
Answer: We are committed to reforming the dental contract, with a focus on matching resources to need, improving access, promoting prevention, and rewarding dentists fairly. As a first step, from April 2026, we will be implementing reforms to the current National...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is implementing contract reforms to help support NHS dental provision and recruitment.
Answer: We are committed to delivering fundamental reform of the dental contract before the end of this Parliament. As well as working towards a full consultation, we are continuing to engage with the sector regularly, including the British Dental Association and...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data the Department holds on NHS dentists transitioning to private-only practice in the past 12 months.
Answer: Data is not held on National Health Service dentists transitioning to private-only practice in the past 12 months.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS bodies are permitted to award contracts in which the contractor's remuneration is linked to reductions in patient care expenditure.
Answer: National Health Service bodies are permitted to award contracts in which the contractor's remuneration is linked to reductions in patient care expenditure. NHS bodies, which are the contracting authority, design their procurements in a way that is both co...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity GenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of instances in the Capacity Market where consumers paid for capacity that did not materialise.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of this scenario because Capacity Providers are not paid for capacity that does not build out and therefore there is no cost to consumers. Payments under the Capacity Market are only made after a Capacity Provider...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Batteries: VATDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making a formal recommendation to HM Treasury on extending VAT relief to Microgeneration Certification Scheme-certifie
Answer: Tax treatment is the responsibility of HM Treasury and they keep all taxes under review. This Government has invested £15 billion in the Warm Homes Plan to help upgrade British homes and cut bills. Whilst we expect heat pumps to be suitable for the vast m...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is the Government taking to protect rural and semi-rural households from fuel poverty resulting from increases in heating oil prices.
Answer: The Government is closely monitoring heating oil supply and price in light of instability in the Middle East. International kerosene prices are >75% higher than they were before the conflict and this is putting pressure on heating oil prices. The Secre...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what process her Department has in place to help ensure that Plan 2 student loan borrowers are informed of any changes made to their repayment terms.
Answer: The Student Loans Company (SLC) publishes confirmation of the interest rates and repayment threshold to apply in the upcoming financial year annually on GOV.UK. Furthermore, SLC have extensive guidance on the operation of the student loan repayments syste...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Batteries: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908191More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the VAT treatment of heat batteries.
Answer: Installations of qualifying energy-saving materials or ‘ESMs’ in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a charitable purpose benefit from a VAT zero-rate until March 2027. We constantly evaluate whether to add ESMs, including heat batteri...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel PovertyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made towards meeting the statutory fuel poverty targets by 2030.
Answer: The Government is determined to double the pace at which we slash fuel poverty. DESNZ will publish new fuel poverty statistics on 26 March. As a result of decisions taken in the Budget, energy bills are set to fall by 7% or £117 from April. The expansion ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel PovertyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the projected funding required to meet the fuel poverty targets set out in the Fuel Poverty Strategy for England by 2030.
Answer: The Government is determined to double the pace at which we slash fuel poverty. DESNZ will publish new fuel poverty statistics on 26 March. As a result of decisions taken in the Budget, energy bills are set to fall by 7% or £117 from April. The expansion ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has any plans to review or abolish the mandatory 10% resale levy payable by park home residents to site owners upon the sale of their homes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 115901 on 9 March 2026.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
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