Damien Egan MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Teachers: First AidDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing introducing compulsory first aid training for teachers.
Answer: The provision of first aid training is a matter for early years, schools and colleges as employers who are best placed to make decisions about the training and development required to meet the needs of their staff and pupils.The department publishes guida...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that information in official leaflets on (a) access to and (b) guidance on benefit entitlements is accurate.
Answer: To ensure information is accurate, all new and amended leaflets are subject to a quality assurance process where content is checked and approved by subject matter experts before publication. In addition, the department undertakes an annual uprating review...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: EmploymentTreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77198More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the hospitality sector with increased employment costs.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the hospitality sector across the UK. The UK hospitality sector is largely made up of small businesses. The Government has protected the smallest businesses from the impact of the increase to employer National Ins...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on the maintenance of historic religious buildings.
Answer: Since 2010, the Government has returned over £400 million to listed churches, synagogues, mosques and temples through the grant scheme. This has helped protect our listed places of worship and enabled them to continue their work as centres of worship and ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety Regulator: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken by the Building Safety Regulator to process (a) applications and (b) approvals on levels of employment in th
Answer: The department recognises the importance of Gateway 2 approvals to the supply of new homes and the construction sector. That is why the government announced in June 2025 changes to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). These reforms include delivering oper...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademic Year: HolidaysDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of taking (a) one and (b) two week holidays with family during school term time on the long-term educational performance of primary school c
Answer: Research by the Children’s Commissioner in 2023 found that any amount of term-time holiday is associated with lower GCSE results. This research is accessible here: https://assets.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wpuploads/2023/11/CC-REPORT-_-Attendance-and-At...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for the Holiday activities and food programme after 31 March 2026.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Bristol North East to the answer of 3 October 2025 to Question 73205.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children nearing the end of life can access palliative care at home.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. ICBs are responsibl...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to support children with complex needs whose therapeutic support requirements exceed the maximum funding available for each child specified in the guidance entitled Adopt
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Bristol North East to the answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 53958.
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor the treatment of UK citizens detained at foreign airports.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is contactable 24/7 to provide consular assistance to British nationals abroad. Our assistance services are set out on gov.uk, including the help we can give when a British national is detained overseas. ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: Consumer InformationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's planned timeline is for the (a) launch and (b) operational availability of non-government pensions dashboards.
Answer: Private sector (non-government) dashboards will be launched when the Secretary of State is satisfied that the dashboards ecosystem is ready to support widespread use by the general public, following consultation with the Money and Pensions Service, The Pe...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the likely readiness of hydrogen-powered aircrafts for commercial use at the planned completion of the expansion of Heathrow Airport; and what steps her Department is
Answer: The government recognises the potential decarbonisation and growth benefits that new forms of zero-emission aircraft using hydrogen could provide. However, construction and operational timelines of any Heathrow Airport expansion remain a matter for the sc...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TravelDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the provision of independent travel training for young people with SEND.
Answer: The department publishes statutory guidance to assist local authorities in meeting their home to school travel duties. The guidance says that wherever possible, local authorities should offer independent travel training to children with special educationa...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSatellites: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing stricter regulations on UK-licenced satellite operators to ensure the safe deorbiting of satellites at the end o
Answer: The Government is taking forward a wide package of space regulatory reforms to drive growth and innovation, which includes working to ensure a safe, secure and sustainable space environment. As part of this work, the UK Space Agency is undertaking researc...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: Water SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) protect and (b) maintain water supply infrastructure from hostile actors.
Answer: Defra is the Lead Government Department (LGD) in England with responsibility for the Water Sector, including as a Critical National Infrastructure sector. The equivalent bodies in the Devolved Governments are responsible for water, including Critical Nati...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TravelDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of local authorities in England offer independent travel training for young people with SEND.
Answer: The department’s statutory guidance for local authorities states that wherever possible, local authorities should offer independent travel training to children with special educational needs or disabilities who are eligible for free travel to school and w...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the levels of teacher recruitment and retention.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Bristol North East, to the answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35471.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHernias: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) eligibility requirements for NHS hernia operations.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of the availability of hernia operations. Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services, considering the needs of their local population and national guidance, such as that from the ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHolocaust: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust among school-age students in England.
Answer: The Holocaust is the only historic event which is compulsory within the current national curriculum for history at key stage 3. The government has made a commitment that the Holocaust will remain a compulsory topic in the reformed national curriculum, whi...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC World ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the BBC World Service is able to continue broadcasting to audiences in regions impacted by censorship and media regulations.
Answer: The BBC are operationally and editorially independent and decide the most effective and efficient way to deliver the BBC World Service.At a time where media freedom is under threat across the world, the World Service provides impartial accurate news to a ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC World ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the BBC on the long-term sustainability of the BBC World Service’s operations.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Ministers engage routinely with the BBC on a range of issues relating to the BBC World Service, including funding.The Government is committed to determining a long-term sustainable funding model for the World S...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness and Law and OrderHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve collaboration between businesses and law enforcement agencies.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with businesses across a wide range of shared interests and priorities, from prevention of fraud and cybercrime to tackling the sale of dangerous knives. A particular focus of this cooperation over the past year has been shop...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans are in place to ensure the continuity of food supply chains in the event of a natural disaster or armed conflict.
Answer: Defra assesses the potential impacts of natural disasters and conflicts along with other risks to the food supply chain, as outlined in the National Risk Register (NRR). Defra works with Cabinet Office, as leads for the NRR, and the wider resilience and C...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSoft PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the UK’s soft power capabilities.
Answer: Soft power is fundamental to the UK's impact and reputation around the world. It fosters friendships, builds relationships, promotes our values, and drives our own growth and prosperity. But we have not taken a sufficiently strategic approach to our huge ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSatellites: Space DebrisDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of progress towards the CLEAR UK Space Agency Mission de-orbiting two satellites by 2026.
Answer: The ‘CLEAR’ debris removal mission, led by ClearSpace UK, passed its Preliminary Design Review in April 2024. Since then, through phase two of the UK Space Agency’s active debris removal (ADR) programme, CLEAR has undergone £2,350,000 of derisking activit...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
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