Dan Tomlinson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Development AidTreasuryTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58887More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to restore Official Development Assistance to 0.7 percent of gross national income in the context of the Spending Review.
Answer: To enable the government to invest more in security and defence, while remaining committed to our fiscal rules, the Prime Minister has taken the difficult decision to reduce Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the equivalent of 0.3% of GNI by 2027. T...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle regional disparities in the (a) distribution and (b) availability of essential medications.
Answer: Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are a number of reasons why supply can be disrupted, many of which are not specific to the United Kingdom and outside of Government control, including manufacturing difficulties, ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSign Language: Pre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce sign language into early years planning for deaf children.
Answer: High quality early years education is crucial to children’s development, health and life chances. The department is committed to ensuring that all children, including children with disabilities such as deafness, have the best possible start in life as par...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Rights Act 2015Department for Business and TradeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) amending the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to include and (b) bringing into the scope of the Motor Ombudsman (i) small businesses run as limited
Answer: There are no current plans to amend the Consumer Right Act 2015 which focuses on transactions between businesses and consumers rather than between businesses. Under the Consumer Rights Act, consumers have several options when issues arise with goods and s...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of employment contract non-compete clauses on (a) entrepreneurship and (b) economic growth.
Answer: A dynamic and entrepreneurial workforce is good for economic growth. There is evidence to suggest that non-compete clauses can act as a barrier to this innovation-driven growth, as they can prevent individuals from working for a competing business, or fro...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) support the development of and (b) source external funding for the Directories Asset Mapping digital compendium of Voluntary, Community and Social En
Answer: The Department is not currently working on this project but my officials would welcome more information on the scheme, if the Honorable Member would like to share that.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWriting: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that generative AI developers are obliged to disclose the use of (a) creative writing and (b) other works in AI training.
Answer: Our consultation on the impact of AI on the copyright regime, which was published on 17 December and closed on 25 February, received over 10,000 responses. The consultation took views on a number of topics related to how AI interacts with copyright law, i...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGrammar Schools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to help reduce (a) inequalities in the admissions process to academically selective grammar schools and (b) disparities in access to tutoring for admission tests to those schools.
Answer: The admission authorities for grammar schools set their schools’ selection criteria. This government’s priority is ensuring high and rising standards across every school to secure a brilliant education for every child.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Energy FundDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the document entitled CEF Funded Projects, published on 31 July 2024, how many projects his Department had funded in total through the Community Energy Fund by 31 December 2
Answer: The Community Energy Fund enables both rural and urban communities across England to access grant funding to develop local renewable energy projects for investment. Projects funded by the Community Energy Fund are published on GOV.UK. This list will be up...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Capital PunishmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3369 on Iran: Political Prisoners, whether his Department has taken steps to hold Iran accountable following the execut
Answer: The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We have repeatedly called on the Islamic Republic to establish a moratorium on executions, including through a Human Rights Ambassadors joint statement at the Human Rights Cou...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes and Hospitals: VisitsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people in (a) care homes and (b) hospitals to have visitors in all circumstances.
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) Fundamental Standard on Visiting and Accompanying (Regulation 9A) came into force on 6 April 2024, and requires CQC registered care homes, hospitals, and hospices to facilitate visiting, unless there are exceptional circu...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicles: Electric Cables and InsulationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rodents on soy-based wiring and insulation used in vehicles.
Answer: The Department has made no assessment of the impact of rodents on automotive wiring using a soy-based insulation material. Although rodents have a propensity to chew both domestic and automotive wiring, there is little evidence beyond the anecdotal to sug...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensed Premises: Proof of IdentityHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase (a) awareness of the PASS CitizenCard and (b) the number of licensed premises that accept it as a suitable form of identification.
Answer: The Government supports the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) and encourages all shops and licensed premises to accept PASS accredited cards as proof of age.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: ParentsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing regulations similar to disabled parking on parent and child parking spaces.
Answer: The Department for Transport has no current plans to regulate the use of parent and child parking spaces, which typically operate in privately owned car parks such as supermarkets. The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, for which the Ministry of Housing...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStalkingHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to increase protection for victims of stalking when the perpetrator has a mental health condition.
Answer: This Government is fully committed to tackling stalking and doing all that it can to protect victims and robustly manage perpetrators.On 3 December, the Government announced a raft of new measures to tackle stalking by putting victims first and increasing...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: ColombiaHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the new visa requirements for Colombian citizens on UK citizens who are intending to return to the UK with children born through surrogacy
Answer: The status of British Citizens is not affected by the reintroduction of a visa requirement for Colombian nationals. The new visa requirements introduced on 26 November 2024 relate to visitors and passengers in transit only. The visa requirements for those...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) boys and (b) young men receive education in school on preventing violence against women and girls in schools.
Answer: The government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade. Education has a crucial role to play in tackling harmful behaviour, helping children and young people to develop empathy, boundaries and respect for difference.Throug...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote the inclusion of disabled students in schools; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including in the national curriculum teaching about the life expe
Answer: This government is committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools to break down barriers to education, alongside ensuring that special schools can support children with the most complex needs.The department will strengthen accounta...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (a) to reduce waiting times, (b) limit the rejection of referrals and (c) improve trust in services by both (i) p
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are too long. We are determined to change that, which is why we will recruit 8,500 additional ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: ClosuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the closure of Post Office branches in (a) Chipping Barnet constituency and (b) the UK.
Answer: The Post Office interim Chair, Nigel Railton, recently-announced a transformation plan, which aims to put the Post Office on a more stable financial footing for the future, including by reducing costs, and to increase Postmaster remuneration. The detail o...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGavi, the Vaccine Alliance: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure continued funding for GAVI.
Answer: The UK is one of the largest donors to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, committing £1.65 billion from 2021-2025. This funding supports their mission to immunise 300 million children and save up to 8 million lives from vaccine-preventable diseases over this per...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her policies on higher education reform will include employment rights protections for (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent lecturers.
Answer: The government wants to work in partnership with the higher education (HE) sector to deliver the change that the country needs. The department has outlined its five strategic priorities for the sector and will set out its plan for HE reform by summer 2025...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: EpilepsyDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure all children with epilepsy receive an individual healthcare plan.
Answer: Statutory guidance on ‘Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions’ recommends the use of individual healthcare plans as good practice. This guidance can be accessed here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ce6a72e40f0b620a103bd53/sup...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPet Travel SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of re-joining the EU pet passport scheme.
Answer: The Government will seek to negotiate a veterinary/Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement to deliver benefits to businesses and consumers in the UK and the EU. It is too early to provide an update on specific elements of any agreement at this point, i...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolio: Disease ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing £100 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative for the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: The UK is a longstanding supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), having contributed £1.4 billion since 1995. Flexible UK funding enables the GPEI to be responsive. UK funding was used to facilitate the two rounds of poliovirus vaccina...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
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