Dan Norris MP: written questions
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Public Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104610More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reform public procurement.
Answer: Since coming into office, this Government has published a new, more ambitious, National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) setting out our vision for public procurement aligned with the priorities in the Plan for Change. To support the implementation of ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) ex-miner workers and (b) their families will receive an uplift in their pensions due to changes in the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in North East Somerset and Hanham
Answer: As of 30 October 2024, there were 4 BCSSS members in North East Somerset and Hanham. We do not have the breakdown between former miners and dependants.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHunting: TourismDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent British-owned companies from selling holidays that promote trophy hunting.
Answer: The Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern, which is the most effective approach the Government can take on this matter. The department continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensur...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national strategy for palliative and end-of-life care.
Answer: The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England. I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1087 I gave to the House on 24 November 2025.The MSF will drive improvements in the ...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: North East Somerset and HanhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the causes of homelessness in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: Through our National Plan to End Homelessness the Government is putting prevention at the heart of public services, alongside with actions to address the root causes of homelessness through building more homes, reforming renters’ rights, and tackling pove...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTechnology: New BusinessesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support tech start-up companies to scale up in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: This Government is committed to removing barriers to growth for scaleups across the UK – ensuring the UK is one of the best places for tech to start, scale and stay.We are strengthening regional tech ecosystems through the Regional Tech Booster, a program...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to accelerate the pay review process so that NHS staff in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency receive uplifts nearer the start of the financial year.
Answer: The Government has taken a number of steps to accelerate the National Health Service pay review process, aiming to ensure that pay uplifts for staff are implemented as close to the start of the financial year as possible.Having accepted the 2025/26 headli...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy to reduce average household energy bills by £150 from April 2026 for people who use domestic heating oil.
Answer: The majority of the savings on the costs of domestic energy bills announced at the budget, including the removal of 75% of the domestic Renewable Obligation, will come off the costs of electricity so will benefit all households. For the savings announced ...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: WeatherDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the resilience of rail networks during periods of extreme winter weather.
Answer: Department officials hold regular discussions with Network Rail and the industry to ensure severe weather preparedness plans are in place with clear mitigations to reduce the impacts of weather on the rail network. The industry’s winter preparedness regim...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Governing BodiesDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will publish guidance on recruiting impartial school governors.
Answer: The government’s guidance on the constitution of school governing bodies explains that the most robust governing bodies welcome and thrive on diversity of viewpoints, skills, experiences and backgrounds. This ensures open debate, effective decision-making...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of how many farms in Somerset and Gloucestershire use farrowing crates in pig production.
Answer: No such estimate has been made for Somerset and Gloucestershire, but 50% of the national sow breeding herd give birth freely on outdoor units, with no option for confinement. Of the 50% of breeding sows kept indoors, approximately 42% are confined in farr...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on phasing out the use of farrowing crates in pig production.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 2 April 2025 to the hon. Member for Birmingham Northfield, PQ UIN 41698.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language Therapy: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reducing waiting times for children requiring speech and language therapy.
Answer: Community health services, including children’s speech and language therapy, are locally commissioned to enable systems to best meet the needs of their communities.For 2026/27 we have asked systems to actively manage long waits for community health servic...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in primary care in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: Action includes the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board providing £1.8 million to support hypertension services. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disea...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures she is taking to ensure the national curriculum equips children with the skills they will need with the increasing influence of AI.
Answer: Following the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review’s final report on 5 November, we have accepted the recommendations for computing and will go further by including artificial intelligence (AI) within the curriculum. We are also exploring a potent...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Arts and SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures she is taking to improve access in schools to music, sport, art and drama for all children.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that high quality arts, music and physical education is not for the privileged few but an entitlement for all. We will ensure that the reformed national curriculum will support access to art and design, music and ph...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UKTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95601More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her department is taking to minimise barriers for international firms to invest in the UK.
Answer: Restoring sustainable, long-term economic growth remains the number one priority of this government. This is the foundation for the prosperity that families throughout the UK expect, and it is essential to creating the conditions that attract investment a...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: EmploymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans into suitable employment.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that veterans and their families are fully supported in transitioning to sustainable careers post military service.A range of support is available, including the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), which is the in...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade AgreementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department is making on negotiating free-trade agreements.
Answer: The government has signed a trade deal with India, the fastest-growing economy in the G20. We have also agreed the General Terms for an Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) with the United States and agreed a new Strategic Partnership with the European Union. W...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant pressures facing hospitality businesses, including those in North East Somerset and Hanham, and the Government is providing support through various measures to help ease these pressures. We’ve introduced permanent...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLife SciencesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the life sciences sector.
Answer: This summer the Government published the Life Sciences Sector Plan, setting out how we will strengthen one of the UK’s most important sectors. The Plan focuses on enabling world-class R&D, making the UK an outstanding place to start, scale and invest ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on supporting small and medium-sized businesses in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: The Government’s Plan for Small Businesses, published in July, sets out the measures that the government is taking to support small businesses across the UK. This includes tackling late payments, boosting access to finance, and removing red tape to enable...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices and TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on increasing skills via apprenticeships, technical colleges and regional training programmes.
Answer: The government is transforming apprenticeships into a new growth and skills offer, providing greater flexibility for employers and learners while supporting the industrial strategy. In August, new foundation apprenticeships for young people in targeted se...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency last reviewed the driving test questions relating to (a) horse riders (b) cyclists and (c) motorcyclists.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) regularly reviews the driving theory test questions to ensure they remain clear, relevant and effective in assessing candidates’ road safety knowledge and understanding. This includes the questions about how ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: SheepHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s report Scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2024, published on 23 October 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her
Answer: The Home Office regulates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) to assure compliance with the robust protections afforded to animals used in science and to administrate the licensing framework. Licences to test on animals are only gran...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
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