Dan Tomlinson MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Breast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the severity modifier by NICE in 2022 on the provision of life-extending treatment to those with incurable secondary breas
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been monitoring the impact of the severity modifier since it was implemented in 2022. Data up to March 2025 shows that the proportion of positive cancer recommendations is higher with the se...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Disability and PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help (a) improve pay and conditions for frontline social care workers and (b) ensure that social care policy adequately addresses the requirements of people with seve
Answer: We are introducing the first ever Fair Pay Agreement to the adult social care sector so that care professionals are recognised and rewarded for the important work that they do. Fair Pay Agreements will empower worker representatives, employers, and others...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the absence of legal requirement for local authorities to provide free transport for young people with SEND beyond the age of 16 on (a) parental employmen
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Local authorities are responsible for transpor...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment 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
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