Dan Aldridge MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Asthma: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted support his Department is providing people with asthma during the winter period.
Answer: NHS England has provided £2.61 million of funding in 2025/26 to support people with respiratory conditions this winter, including improving access to diagnostic tests such as spirometry to support early and accurate diagnosis of asthma.The funding builds ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to a) issue guidance or b) take action to prevent excessive charges for privately provided COVID-19 vaccinations.
Answer: As with other vaccines provided privately, the availability and price of COVID-19 vaccines available through the private market is a matter for the companies concerned. All those eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination this autumn through the National ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn 2025 Covid-19 vaccination eligibility criteria on people with asthma; what consideration was given to including asthma
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDivorce: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he will take steps to ensure that individuals seeking a divorce are automatically eligible for legal aid in cases where evidence demonstrates that a child of the family has been subjected to abuse.
Answer: This Government recognises that legal aid – a vital part of the justice system – supports the ability of individuals to access publicly funded legal assistance to uphold their legal rights.Legal aid is available for private family proceedings, such as div...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for local pedestrian safety of encouraging local authorities to prioritise the creation and connectivity of active travel routes in ways that could aff
Answer: Active Travel England (ATE) undertakes assurance of new or upgraded schemes in close collaboration with local authorities. Submitted scheme designs are put through a series of checks using the ATE scheme review tools, last published in February 2024. Thes...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that accredited rail retailers offer standardised and automated Delay Repay compensation directly to passengers; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of do
Answer: Passengers can currently claim delay repay by applying directly to the train operator they travelled with. Through delivering Great British Railways (GBR), the Government is committed to improving the passenger experience. As set out in the recently intro...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Dementia and Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia.
Answer: The Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia is expected to be published in 2026 and will deliver rapid and significant improvements in the quality of care and productivity. This will be informed by phase one of the independent commission into ad...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of freezing the accrual of interest on student loans for individuals on maternity or paternity leave.
Answer: Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree.The student finance system protects borrowers if they see a reduction in their income for whatever reason, including those on ma...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the sufficiency of the supply of covid-19 vaccines during winter 2025/26 and (b) whether there will be sufficient supply of covid-19 vaccines to meet the expected
Answer: Vaccine availability is monitored as part of standard operational practice by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, and the devolved administrations.The UKHSA collects and analyses data from the vaccination programmes to understand the impac...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure parity of pay between staff employed by (a) independent sector providers of NHS services and (b) the NHS.
Answer: National Health Service staff pay is set by the Government and usually informed by recommendations made by pay review bodies (PRBs). The PRBs are independent advisory bodies made up of industry experts who carefully consider evidence submitted to them by ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Private PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of private healthcare providers using NHS hospital facilities on NHS waiting lists.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made as these decisions are taken locally. National Health Service trusts can utilise ‘insourcers’, private healthcare providers who operate using NHS facilities, but services must be arranged in a manner which offers value...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) promote competition and (b) expand consumer choice in the water sector.
Answer: Ofwat has a primary duty set out in Section 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991 to carry out its relevant functions in the way it considers best to protect the interests of consumers by, where appropriate, promoting effective competition. There are existing ...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that proposed changes to childcare provision do not undermine the sustainability of private nurseries and childminders.
Answer: The government is investing significantly in early education and childcare to ensure sustainability across all providers, including nurseries and childminders. Government spending on funded hours will reach £9 billion next year, rising further over this P...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: CateringDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review approaches to improve the integration of (a) nutritional science and (b) dietetic services into standard patient care pathways for (i) recovery, (ii) managing
Answer: The Department currently has no plans to review approaches for integrating nutritional and dietetic services into standard patient care pathways. However, NHS England’s Nursing Directorate is reviewing and refreshing the National Nutrition and Hydration g...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: CateringDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve catering policies in health services to ensure are they are (a) patient-centred and (b) nutritious.
Answer: Access to good quality, nutritious and attractively presented hospital food can improve patient morale and contribute to recovery.All National Health Service trusts are expected to follow the NHS National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink. There are...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TestingDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to standardise the measure of vehicle sound testing in MOTs.
Answer: Excessive exhaust noise is currently tested with a subjective assessment at the MOT in which the tester can fail the vehicle if they believe it is producing excessive noise for the vehicle model. The MOT standard for exhaust noise requires that the noise ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74556More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review proposals to tax pickup trucks as personal vehicles.
Answer: Double Cab Pick Up vehicles (DCPUs) have in the past been treated as goods vehicles for tax purposes, rather than cars. Following a judgement by the Court of Appeal, DCPUs must be treated as cars, rather than goods vehicles, for certain tax purposes, base...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74555More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to reintroduce measures to increase tax on higher polluting vehicles.
Answer: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is a tax on vehicles used or kept on public roads. As announced by the Government at Autumn Statement 2022, from April 2025, zero emission and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles will begin to pay VED in a similar way to petrol and...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to roll out noise detection cameras on roads.
Answer: The Department for Transport conducted roadside trials of noise camera technology between October 2022 and February 2023. Reports of these trials, including detailed assessment of the technology’s performance and potential merits, were published on 17 Mar...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of using Body Mass Index as a way of measuring childhood obesity through the National Child Measurement Programme.
Answer: In January 2025, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reviewed evidence and assessed the most accurate methods for identifying childhood obesity and thresholds for predicting the risk associated with overweight and obesity. They re...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with regulators to help tackle (a) the use of inflation linked price rises in consumer communications contracts and (b) the advertising of VAT exclusive prices.
Answer: Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecommunications, has banned inflation-linked in-contract price rises. Since 17 January 2025, all retail telecom providers have been required to set out clearly ‘in pounds and pence’ the price the consumer will pay at...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has considered making a carers allowance supplement payment available to carers in England.
Answer: The Scottish Government uses its powers under devolution to pay some unpaid carers who live in Scotland, regardless of their means, an extra amount through the twice-yearly payments of a Carer’s Allowance Supplement. This Government is continuing with a d...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospital patients with specific (a) dietary and (b) nutritional needs receive appropriate meals during their recovery.
Answer: Access to good quality, nutritious and attractively presented hospital food can improve patient morale and contribute to their recovery.All NHS Trusts are expected to follow the NHS National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink. There are eight mandato...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordExploitation: Children in CareHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect young people in care from (a) grooming gangs, (b) exploitation and (c) other forms of criminal activity.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting children and young people from all forms of abuse and exploitation, including child sexual exploitation and ‘grooming gangs’, alongside other forms of exploitation and criminal activity.In June 2025, the Governmen...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBarbecues: Public PlacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the risks of using (a) disposable and (b) portable barbecues in public places.
Answer: This Government has not made an assessment of the risks of using disposable and portable barbecues in public places. Research published under the previous Government considered the risks posed by disposable barbecues. This is available at: Sky Lanterns, S...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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