Clive Lewis MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Water SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled A new vision for water: white paper, published on 20 January 2026, how members of the working groups were selected; which (a) people and (b)
Answer: A wide range of stakeholders were consulted on reforms through the Independent Water Commission’s Call for Evidence, which received over 50,000 responses. While there was not a formal working group for the White Paper, ahead of publication the Government ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of State Pension age changes for 1950s-born women living in Norwich South constituency.
Answer: All women born since 6 April 1950 have been affected by changes to State Pension age. Estimates can be made using ONS 2021 Census Data on how many women born in the 1950s resided in each constituency in that year.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBBC: Royal ChartersDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will consider putting proposals relating to the next BBC Charter to a vote in Parliament.
Answer: Parliament will have an opportunity to debate the new draft Charter following the consultation and publication of the White Paper. As required by the current Charter, a new draft Charter must be laid before and debated by both Houses of Parliament before ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Water Sector Reform White Paper.
Answer: The White Paper will be published early this year.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 97805 on Police: Biometrics, what the (a) planned timescales and (b) terms of reference are for the two HMICFRS reviews referred to.
Answer: The Home Office is aware of the risk of bias in facial recognition algorithms and supports policing in managing that risk. Initial findings from independent testing carried out by the National Physical Laboratory were shared with the Home Office in March ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to UIN 97805 answered on 15 December 2025, whether estimates have been made of the number of potential misidentifications made by police as a result of potential bias in the PND facial search
Answer: The Home Office is aware of the risk of bias in facial recognition algorithms and supports policing in managing that risk. Initial findings from independent testing carried out by the National Physical Laboratory were shared with the Home Office in March ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to UIN 97805 answered on 15 December 2025, when the Home Office first learned of potential bias in the current PND facial search algorithm.
Answer: The Home Office is aware of the risk of bias in facial recognition algorithms and supports policing in managing that risk. Initial findings from independent testing carried out by the National Physical Laboratory were shared with the Home Office in March ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Spending Review budget allocations for his Department to be finalised and an allocation made to future ringfenced spending on NHS dentistry.
Answer: NHS England has now published the Medium-Term Planning Framework and allocations for 2026/27 to 2027/28. The framework and allocations are available, respectively, at the following two links:https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/medium-term-planning-fram...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
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