Damien Egan MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Further Education: Bristol North EastDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to address gaps in Post-16 education and skills training provision in Bristol North East.
Answer: The Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy sets out our vision for a world-leading skills system which breaks down barriers to opportunity, meets student and employers’ needs; widens access to high-quality education and training; supports innovation, resea...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTraining: Bristol North EastDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage businesses in Bristol North East to partner with education providers to deliver vocational training and Post-16 skills programmes to local young people.
Answer: The government works with employer representative bodies (ERBs) and local partners to strengthen collaboration between businesses and education providers. Through ERB-led Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs), we encourage employers to help shape the loc...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of apprenticeship opportunities for young people in Bristol North East constituency; and what plans he has to work with local employers to exp
Answer: This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer that will give greater flexibility to employers and support young people, including those in Bristol, at the beginning of their careers.In August, we introduced n...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staff undertaking additional work in private hospitals on NHS workforce capacity.
Answer: The Department has made no assessment of the impact of National Health Service staff undertaking additional work in private hospitals on NHS workforce capacity.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in the home buying and selling process.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 87197 on 7 November 2025.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRepossession OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in County Court proceedings relating to possession or enforcement actions against individuals living in vehicles.
Answer: The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 55, 55.1 (a) states a possession claim means a claim for the recovery of possession of land (including buildings or parts of buildings), on which a vehicle might be parked.The CPR stipulate that possession claims shoul...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Bristol North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention of general practitioners in Bristol North East.
Answer: Since October 2024 we have funded primary care networks with an additional £160 million to recruit recently qualified general practitioners (GPs) through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). In the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucester...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC Arabic Service: AntisemitismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the BBC on journalists working for BBC Arabic who have made antisemitic and pro-Hamas comments.
Answer: It is crucial that the BBC upholds the highest standards of reporting and impartiality, so it remains the most trusted news source in the UK and overseas. The BBC has rightly acknowledged where coverage, standards and enforcement of those standards has fa...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC Arabic Service: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the proportion of BBC Arabic’s funding that is drawn from (a) grants from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and (b) th
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office grant funding to the BBC World Service does not allocate a specific amount to BBC Arabic.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has conducted a review of (a) the effectiveness of police enforcement of and (b) the level of compliance with the ban on live hunting under the Hunting Act 2004.
Answer: Defra has not undertaken such reviews. The enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police. It is for individual Chief Constables to determine how their resources are deployed and it is for locally elected Police and Crime Commissio...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69695, what are the timescales for improving access to palliative care at home for children nearing the end of life; and what assessment he ha
Answer: The Department and NHS England are currently working at pace to develop plans on how best to improve the access, quality, and sustainability of all-age palliative care and end of life care in line with the 10-Year Health Plan. I will be able to say more a...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process Access to Work applications.
Answer: We are committed to reducing the time taken to process Access to Work applications and are considering the best way to deliver that for customers. We have increased the number of staff processing Access to Work applications. We prioritise applications fro...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to promote alternative testing methods that reduce the use of animals in scientific research.
Answer: On 11th November the Government published “Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods”.The strategy outlines our vision where animals are only used in research and development in excep...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what regulatory framework his Department has in place to oversee AI systems capable of autonomously (a) developing and (b) modifying their own programming.
Answer: AI is a general-purpose technology with a wide range of applications, which is why the UK believes that the vast majority of AI systems should be regulated at the point of use. A range of existing rules already apply to AI systems including data protectio...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEar, Nose and Throat Conditions: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist appointments.
Answer: Cutting elective care waiting times, including for ear, nose, and throat services (ENT), is a key priority for the Government. Between July 2024 and June 2025, we delivered 5.2 million additional appointments, compared to the previous year, more than doub...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: TrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of mandating the use of alternatives to snares for animal control practices.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra has not made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of any particular alternatives to snares for animal control practices. This Government ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support the expansion of residential solar panel installations.
Answer: The Government continues to support the installation of rooftop solar PV in various ways, for example through the Smart Export Guarantee, which enables households with solar panels to receive payment for excess electricity that is sold back to the grid. W...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure parents of children with SEND are informed of (a) their rights and (b) the protections available to them.
Answer: The Children and Families Act 2014 requires local authorities to publish a Local Offer, setting out in one place information about provision they expect to be available across education, health and social care for children and young people in their area w...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVoyager AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft contract since its commencement in 2008.
Answer: The RAF Voyager fleet provides value for money by serving as a versatile asset for air-to-air refuelling, strategic airlift, and VIP transport. Under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract, Air Tanker is required to provide the Department with thei...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: In-flight RefuellingMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan will specify future air-to-air refuelling requirements.
Answer: The future requirement for all military capabilities is being considered as part of the Defence Investment Plan, which is due to be published this year.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of pavement parking on levelks of (a) wellbeing, (b) social isolation and (c) economic opportunities of disabled people.
Answer: The Government fully understands the serious problems that vehicles parked on the pavement, and other obstacles on the pavement, can cause for pedestrians, especially for people with mobility or sight impairments and disabled people with wheelchairs, pram...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Cycleways and Public FootpathsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of walking, wheeling and cycling routes on disused railways to access to new housing sites.
Answer: The provision of walking, wheeling and cycling routes plays an important role in new developments and has wide ranging benefits, including reducing impacts associated with traffic, as well as supporting health and wellbeing. The National Planning Policy F...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Active TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost of creating new walking, wheeling and cycling routes on disused railways.
Answer: Local authorities are empowered to decide where investment is made in their areas. As such, it is for local authorities to consider whether disused railway lines would be suitable for active travel routes and to work with National Highways, in their role ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine: EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of whether the Palestinian Authority education curriculum (a) for 2025-2026 and (b) in general meets UNESCO standards for (i) peace an
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 29 October to question 79968.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCycle to Work Scheme: Self-employedTreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77201More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the cycle to work scheme available to people who are self-employed.
Answer: The Cycle to Work scheme is a benefit-in-kind provided by employers to their employees. A benefit-in-kind is a form of non-cash remuneration provided by employers to their employees. Income tax and National Insurance contribution relief is provided on the...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
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