Claire Young MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

Oldbury Power StationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the strategic agreement with Westinghouse on the Nuclear Transport Solution (NTS), what assessment he has made of the potential effect of that agreement on the development o
Answer: The government welcomes Nuclear Transport Solutions’ partnership with Westinghouse. Developing capability to make and transport advanced nuclear fuel is critical to shoring up the UK’s position as a nuclear world leader.Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
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Oldbury Power Station: Small Modular ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on (a) local employment and (b) economic growth in the Thornbury and Yate constituency of deploying Small Modular Reactors at t
Answer: GBE-N owns the site at Oldbury-on-Severn and as a site which has previously hosted a nuclear power station, it has great potential for new nuclear. GBE-N will continue early work to evaluate the site, to ensure it is ready for future deployment. . The gov...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
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Wylfa Power StationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the technical and strategic suitability of the Wylfa site for (a) a gigawatt-scale nuclear reactor and (b) Small Modular Reactors.
Answer: In November 2025, following careful deliberation, the Government announced that Wylfa will host Great British Energy-Nuclear (GBE-N) first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project. Wylfa has the potential to accommodate more SMR units than other potential site...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
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Wylfa Power Station: USADepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on representations made by the US Ambassador regarding the suitability of Wylf
Answer: The US is one of our most important and longstanding international partners on civil nuclear and we are regularly in contact on civil nuclear matters. The government has selected Wylfa as the site to host Britain’s first Small Modular Reactors. Meanwhile,...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
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Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing compensation to patients treated with rectopexy mesh for rectal prolapse as part of its work on redress following the re
Answer: As set out in the Hughes Report, the Government is carefully considering the Patient Safety Commissioner’s (PSC’s) recommendations, including the proposed approaches to redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh. The Hughes Report did not cover patients trea...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
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Special Educational Needs: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on the use of prosecutions for school non-attendance in cases where a pupil’s absence is related to special educational needs and disabilities.
Answer: The department recognises that pupils with additional needs, such as special educational needs and disabilities, may face more complex barriers to school attendance, and our statutory guidance is clear that schools should take a sensitive, “support first”...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
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Special Educational Needs: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of parents who have been prosecuted for their child's non-attendance at school have a child that has (a) Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and (b) special educational needs and
Answer: Data for prosecution of offences in England, including offences for non-attendance, is collected by the Ministry of Justice. The Department for Education does not collect data on the protected characteristics of the children of individuals who have been p...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
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Truancy: ProsecutionsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents have been prosecuted for their child's non-attendance at school in each quarter of the last five years.
Answer: The department does not hold data on the total number of parents that have been prosecuted for their child’s non-attendance as this is a matter for the courts. However, our statutory guidance is clear that schools should take a ‘support first’ approach to...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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Nursing and Midwifery CouncilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the report by Nazir Afzal entitled the Nursing and Midwifery Council: Independent Culture Review, published in July
Answer: The Department does not collect this information centrally. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The UK's model of healthcare professional reg...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
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Nursing and Midwifery Council: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the news story by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, published on 18 December 2025, what is (a) the average time and (b) the maximum time taken for the investigations that take mo
Answer: The Department does not collect this information centrally. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The UK's model of healthcare professional reg...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
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