Dan Norris MP: written questions
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Life 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
Original Parliament recordLivestock IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of industrial livestock farming in the UK on (a) climate change, (b) deforestation of the Amazon and (c) national food security.
Answer: The Government promotes efficient, competitive farming, but does not seek to favour large, or small-scale farming operations, which each have a role to play in promoting sustainable UK agriculture and supporting our national food security. We need a resil...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Network Rail has made in carrying out rail infrastructure safety assessments required by the Office of Rail and Road.
Answer: The department looks to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the independent rail safety regulator, to ensure that Network Rail is held to account for safety-related matters. ORR has assessed Network Rail’s progress in carrying out structural assessments...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRolling Stock: ProcurementDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish a strategy for new rolling stock to be procured by passenger train operators contracted by her Department.
Answer: The Government has begun work to develop a long-term rolling stock and infrastructure strategy, the first for more than three decades and we expect to publish it next year. The strategy will place the needs of passengers at its heart and will pursue moder...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made to ensure women in North East Somerset & Hanham have access to menopause treatments on the NHS.
Answer: The Government recognises that women suffering from symptoms of menopause have been failed for far too long, and we acknowledge the impact it has on women’s lives, relationships, and participation in the workplace. The number of women in Bath and North Ea...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Income: North East Somerset and HanhamTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91293More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to help increase incomes of working families in North East Somerset & Hanham.
Answer: On 1 April 2025, the National Living Wage (NLW) increased to £12.21 per hour for eligible workers aged 21 and over. This represents a pay rise of £1,400 per year for a full-time worker and has benefitted around 3 million low-paid workers. Living standards...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made to improve North East Somerset & Hanham patient access to GPs.
Answer: We are expanding capacity in general practice and delivering more appointments to patients. North East Somerset and Hanham sit within the NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board area, which has seen a 9.4% rise in the number of general practice appointments de...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his department is making on its target to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses.
Answer: The Department is supporting the National Health Service to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), for 75% of patients to be diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days of being referred urgently by their general practitioner for suspected cancer...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to strengthen maternity and neonatal care for people in North East Somerset & Hanham.
Answer: The University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust (UHBW), the North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), and the Royal United Hospitals NHS Trust (RUH) provide maternity services for North East Somerset and Hanham.Steps taken at UHBW and NBT include: a well-establish...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: Job CreationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his department is making on delivering new jobs for North East Somerset & Hanham in clean energy industries.
Answer: Our Clean Energy Jobs Plan sets out how the number of jobs supported by clean energy industries is estimated to grow from around 440,000 jobs in 2023 to support 860,000 jobs across the UK by 2030. In South-West England, the demand is estimated to reach up...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures her Department is implementing to improve support for children in mainstream schools who have special educational needs and disabilities.
Answer: The government has been clear that a more inclusive education system is needed to give children and young people opportunities they need to achieve and thrive. All schools have a duty to support children and young people with special educational needs and...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her department is taking to increase access to grassroots sport facilities in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone should have access to, and benefit from, quality sport facilities. They provide important community hubs for people of all ages to be active and connect people to the places in which they live.That is ...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the delivery of youth services in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential. This is why we are developing a National Youth St...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Home Discount SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the expected financial impact on families of the Warm Homes Discount this winter.
Answer: The Government recognises that we need to support households struggling with bills whilst we transition to clean power by 2030. This is why we delivered the Warm Home Discount to around 3 million eligible low-income households last winter. On 19 June we a...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: North East Somerset and HanhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he is making in supporting local authorities to build social housing in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 58440 on 17 June, the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July (HCWS771), and the Social and Affordable Homes Programme policy statement published on 7 November which can be found on gov.uk h...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Chronic Illnesses and DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out his Department’s plans to provide support to help sick and disabled people into work.
Answer: Good work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Backed by £240 million investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched in November 2024 is driving ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of rough sleeping.
Answer: The government has increased funding for homelessness services by £316 million to a total of more than £1 billion this year to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation and help to prevent rough sleeping. This includes an addition...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensed PremisesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) pubs, (b) bars and (c) venues.
Answer: We recognise that hospitality businesses are at the beating heart of communities, providing not just a place to socialise but essential services and local jobs. That’s why we’re investing £440,000 with Pub is The Hub to help rural pubs diversify, aiming t...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase access to higher technical qualifications and degree courses by low-income students.
Answer: The Post-16 White Paper sets out our vision for a reformed system that helps everyone with the desire and aptitude to access higher education (HE), breaking down barriers to opportunity and supporting growth.Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) are a ke...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfish: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made in developing an evidence base to consider whether decapods should have greater protection.
Answer: Defra has commissioned research to address a knowledge gap about how live decapods move from sea to plate. This is due to finish in 2026. In addition, a project on the welfare of decapod crustaceans across the supply chain is included in the Animal Welfar...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to extend the rollout of Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: In order to start the roll-out of Young Futures Hubs, up to £2m is being made available for 8 Early Adopters Local Authorities, so that the first Young Futures Hubs will be operational later this financial year.As the Prime Minister stated in his speech o...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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