Connor Rand MP: written questions
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Asylum: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the standard of service provided by translators working on asylum claims.
Answer: We are satisfied with the standard of service provided by translators working on asylum claims. All interpreters conducting an assignment for the Home Office must adhere to a strict Code of Conduct to maintain the integrity of the profession. The Code of ...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to lay commencement regulations for Sections 45-47 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026.
Answer: We are committed to introducing, as soon as possible, new legislation to create a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker and to remove the £200 threshold for shop theft, ensuring that all offences are treated seriously and that retail staff are ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordExcludedUKTreasuryTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3015More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further her engagement her Department will have with the campaigning group, Excluded UK.
Answer: This government is committed to learning lessons from the Covid-19 schemes. Formal evaluations of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) have been published. HM Treasury has participated in Module 9 h...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: DirectorsTreasuryTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3013More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of financial support for businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, what evidence her Department used to classify small limited company directors as a fraud risk.
Answer: Decisions on eligibility for COVID-19 financial support schemes were taken by the previous government. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) supported self-employed individuals whose incomes were adversely affected by COVID-19. The scheme was ...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will consider the potential merits of more closely linking the Extended Producer Responsibility system to business profitability instead of packaging volume.
Answer: The Government has no plans to link Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) fees to business profitability. Turnover and packaging weight together determine whether a business has pEPR responsibilities, with a de-minimis threshold to reduce ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Plastic Packaging TaxTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2598More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Plastic Packaging Tax on small and medium sized businesses.
Answer: Plastic Packaging Tax was introduced in April 2022 under the previous government and provides an incentive for businesses to use recycled plastic in packaging, thereby supporting increased recycling and reducing plastic waste.The tax applies to businesses...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: DisqualificationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many registered social care provider applications were rejected by the CQC due to issues with policies and procedures (a) in England, (b) by region, and (c) by local authority in each of the la
Answer: Care providers entering and exiting is a normal part of a functioning market, and local authorities should have appropriate contingency plans in place depending on the services being provided. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities also have a tempora...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding is being allocated to upgrade legacy IT systems in a) the NHS b) individual integrated care boards and c) local authorities responsible for delivering adult social care services.
Answer: NHS England invests approximately £1 billion per year centrally to operate, support, and upgrade nationally managed technology systems, including the NHS App and core data services.In addition, over the current Spending Review period, NHS England plans to...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDiagnosis: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if guidance is being updated to mandate the use of technology systems to support the delivery of Jess’s Rule across the NHS.
Answer: Jess’s Rule was published in September 2024 and rolled out across England as formal clinical guidance, developed with the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS England. It supports and strengthens general practitioners’ clinical judgement when a ...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDiagnosis: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to rollout of Jess’s Rule across the NHS; and if he will set out how technology is being used to make sure problems in care are being spotted and acted upon immediately.
Answer: Jess’s Rule was published in September 2024 and rolled out across England as formal clinical guidance, developed with the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS England. It supports and strengthens general practitioners’ clinical judgement when a ...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: ChinaMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings in the China Strategic Risks Institute report entitled The PRC’s Extraterritorial Legal Architecture, published in Januar
Answer: Decisions about recognition of foreign judgments are made by the UK’s independent judiciary, with safeguards against recognition and enforcement being available.There are various grounds on which a judge may refuse to recognise or enforce a foreign judgme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: Hong KongMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the assumption of judicial independence used to recognize civil judgments from Hong Kong, in light of the National Security Law and other developments.
Answer: Decisions about recognition of foreign judgments are made by the UK’s independent judiciary, with safeguards against recognition and enforcement being available.There are various grounds on which a judge may refuse to recognise or enforce a foreign judgme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: ChinaMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help prevent the principle of judicial comity from being used by the People’s Republic of China to conduct transnational repression against diaspora groups through UK civil courts.
Answer: Decisions about recognition of foreign judgments are made by the UK’s independent judiciary, with safeguards against recognition and enforcement being available.There are various grounds on which a judge may refuse to recognise or enforce a foreign judgme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to help improve victims’ confidence in the justice system.
Answer: We are putting victims first with a record £550 million investment in specialist support services over the next three years, alongside reforms to ensure our justice system delivers swift, fair justice.We will soon be consulting on a new Victims’ Code whic...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to regulate non-surgical aesthetic procedures.
Answer: On 7 August 2025, the Government announced its plans to introduce measures to improve the safety of the cosmetics sector. This included prioritising the introduction of legal restrictions which will ensure that the highest risk cosmetic procedures are bro...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will meet the plastics manufacturing industry to discuss upskilling and the training of existing employees.
Answer: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and ministers often meet with stakeholders regarding a range of matters. We are currently focusing our skills plans on the Government Priority sectors aligned to the industrial strategy which focuses on eight pr...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to bring down NHS ADHD assessment waiting lists.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays accessing such assessments. The Government’s ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCans and Glass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the extended producer responsibility regulations on the costs of (a) reporting, (b) compliance and (c) other matters for (i) sma
Answer: A full impact assessment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 is available. Impact on wider producers is covered in Section 8 of that impact assessment. Around 70% of producers, including many smaller...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Crimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker would apply to workers in community pharmacies.
Answer: Through our Crime and Policing Bill, this Government has introduced a new specific standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker to help tackle the epidemic of shop theft and violence towards shop workers that we have seen in recent years and protect t...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of new or redeveloped primary care facilities required following Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the NHS.
Answer: The primary care estate is in mixed ownership between general practices (GPs), property companies, and integrated care boards (ICBs), and can be funded through a variety of routes. The Care Quality Commission regulates sites that provide National Health S...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much capital funding has been allocated by Government for the development of new NHS primary care facilities in each year since 2010.
Answer: The primary care estate is in mixed ownership between general practices (GPs), property companies, and integrated care boards (ICBs), and can be funded through a variety of routes. The Care Quality Commission regulates sites that provide National Health S...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new NHS primary care facilities have been built using central Government funding in each year since 2010.
Answer: The primary care estate is in mixed ownership between general practices (GPs), property companies, and integrated care boards (ICBs), and can be funded through a variety of routes. The Care Quality Commission regulates sites that provide National Health S...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGP SurgeriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS GP surgeries have closed in each year since 2010; and how many new NHS GP surgeries have been built in each of those years.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds: Animal BreedingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure building construction sites secure cavity nesting bird habitats.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22080 on 15 January 2025.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Paternity LeaveHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers (a) were eligible for and (b) took statutory paternity leave in each of the last five years; and what the average number of weeks taken were for the sam
Answer: The Home Office does not collect data on the number of police officers eligible for paternity leave or the length of time they were on paternity leave.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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