Daisy Cooper MP: written questions
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Medicine: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there will be measures to increase the recruitment and retention of clinicians to support medical research in the ten year workforce plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan committed to embedding research into everyday National Health Service care and increasing the skills and time for research within the workforce. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will put the NHS workforce on a sustainable footing so it c...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Work: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June to Question 3411 on Social Work: Training, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of not including Step Up to Social Work bursary payments
Answer: No estimate has been made. Students are unable to claim Universal Credit if they are studying full-time, unless they meet specific exceptions. Universal Credit is designed not to duplicate financial support for fees and living costs provided through the s...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: MonumentsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6008More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to erect a National Emergency Services Memorial.
Answer: There are currently no plans to erect a National Emergency Services Memorial.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5399More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the total cost of resolving all remaining Loan Charge cases broken down by (a) the 32,000 individual cases currently unsettled, (b) cases involving HMRC demand from before December 20
Answer: At Budget 2024, the Government committed to a new independent review of the loan charge. The purpose of the review was to bring the matter to a close for people who have not settled and paid their Loan Charge liabilities. The Government has accepted all b...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of his department producing and publishing a long-term financial sustainability plan for community pharmacy in partnership with the communi
Answer: The Government recently announced a £340 million uplift to community pharmacy funding, a 10% increase, recognising the essential role pharmacies play in supporting patients and the wider National Health Service. This follows on from a 19% uplift delivered...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to adopt the draft Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan, published on 4 May 2026, before 1 July 2026.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant and often life‑changing impact that acquired brain injury (ABI) can have on individuals and their families.The Department is currently working with NHS England and a range of stakeholders, including other Governme...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: School LibrariesDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) when and (b) how secondary schools will receive additional funding for new books in secondary school libraries.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget 2025, £5 million was announced for books and reading materials for secondary schools in England to support reading for pleasure.This funding will be split between all state‑funded secondary schools in England with key stage 3 and key ...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the equity of access to encorafenib with cetuximab treatments for bowel cancer between in England compared to (a) Scotland and (b) Wales.
Answer: Department officials have not had any discussions with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) about expediting the licensing and evaluation of the BREAKWATER treatment.The BR...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NICE and the (b) MHRA about expediting the licensing and evaluation of the BREAKWATER treatment for advanced bowel cancer in England.
Answer: Department officials have not had any discussions with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) about expediting the licensing and evaluation of the BREAKWATER treatment.The BR...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 71118 on Prescriptions: Occupational Therapy, if he will provide an update on the work of his department relating to the medicines respo
Answer: The Department supports expanding medicines responsibilities for non‑medical professionals where it is safe to do so. Appropriately trained occupational therapists can already supply and administer medicines under Patient Specific Directions or Patient Gr...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 1246 on Department for Education: Workplace Pensions, if she will give civil servants the right to rescind applications to retire in circumstances where they ha
Answer: Civil servants in the department may request to withdraw a retirement application, and such requests are always considered on a case-by-case basis. The retirement process is intended for those who are actively planning to retire, rather than for the purpo...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 506 on Cancer: Vaccination, how many of those 15 companies were included in the 12 who attended the 2025 webinar.
Answer: The Cancer Vaccines Launch Pad (CVLP) is open to supporting immunotherapy trials for all cancer types, including brain cancer, and welcomes conversations with interested companies.NHS England hosted a webinar in 2025, and representatives from 12 pharmaceu...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 506 on Cancer: Vaccination, whether there will be further (a) webinars and (b) other engagement events for interested pharmaceutical companies in 2
Answer: The Cancer Vaccines Launch Pad (CVLP) is open to supporting immunotherapy trials for all cancer types, including brain cancer, and welcomes conversations with interested companies.NHS England hosted a webinar in 2025, and representatives from 12 pharmaceu...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 506 on Cancer: Vaccination, whether those 15 companies have an interest in brain cancer vaccines.
Answer: The Cancer Vaccines Launch Pad (CVLP) is open to supporting immunotherapy trials for all cancer types, including brain cancer, and welcomes conversations with interested companies.NHS England hosted a webinar in 2025, and representatives from 12 pharmaceu...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: SoftwareForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the National Cyber Security Centre has made of the impact on national security of awarding software contracts to Palantir.
Answer: The UK supports the open, responsible, secure and resilient development of technologies globally and the Government takes the security of its data and digital systems very seriously. The Cabinet Office sets the framework for government procurement. All pr...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Work: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has assessed the adequacy of the the Step Up to Social Work bursary to enable single working parents on Universal Credit to participate in the programme.
Answer: The bursary for Step Up to Social Work programme students aims to support learners while they train. However, the department understands that the current climate may present some additional challenges.The department fully funds all aspects of the programm...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the Minister of AI and Digital Government plans to reply to the correspondence of 25 March 2026 from the Hon. Member for St Albans, reference DC54221/DSIT.
Answer: The Department apologises for the delay in our response on this occasion. I provided a full response to the hon. Member’s correspondence on 20 May.
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLuton AirportDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will conduct a review of the adequacy of the Jet Zero strategy in the context of approved expansion of aircraft capacity at Luton Airport.
Answer: The government is committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050. In line with a precautionary approach to estimating the level of future carbon emissions from aviation, and to reflect the uncertainty around future developments in this area...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1248More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99813 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, how many and what proportion of ratepayers who will see no increases were eligible for Retail, Hospitality and Le
Answer: Over half of all ratepayers will see no bill increases from the 2026 business rates revaluation, including 23% seeing their bills go down. Furthermore, most properties seeing increases will see them capped at 15% or less in 2026/27, or £800 for the smalle...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSt Albans City Station: CCTVDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 99812 on Railway Stations: CCTV, on what date CCTV systems at St Albans City Station will be integrated with (a) British Transport Police and (b) Her
Answer: Further to the answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 99812, this work is in progress by Network Rail who are delivering the project on behalf of the rail industry. These details are not yet available.
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125150 on Department for Education: Workplace Pensions, whether civil servants who submit applications to retire to receive an accurate retirement quote
Answer: Civil servants in the department can request to withdraw their application to retire, and such requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date he plans to implement the abolition of marriage value for lease extensions.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 103549 on 14 January 2026 and the King's Speech 2026 background briefing notes which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting shared ownership staircasing valuations to be (a) appealed and (b) negotiated by shared owners using evidence
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 71108 on 15 September 2025.
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of jobs for newly qualified (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) other medical professionals.
Answer: We will publish a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed services set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has the right people in the ri...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: Public BodiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a single responsible body to receive and investigate incidents of fly-tipping.
Answer: Individuals can already report illegal waste activity anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online. Local authorities are often best placed to tackle local issues such as fly-tipping, and so any single national reporting route would need to pass...
Answered 19 May 2026
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