David Davis MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Solicitors Disciplinary TribunalMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has assessed the potential implications for open justice of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision to bar the press and public from recent proceedings.
Answer: The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) is an independent statutory tribunal that hears cases of alleged misconduct by solicitors, registered European Lawyers, registered foreign lawyers, and employees of solicitors’ firms.The SDT is committed to uphol...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on including children in live facial recognition camera watchlists.
Answer: Guidance on watchlists is provided by the College of Policing in the form of an Authorised Professional Practice. This sets out the categories of people who may be included on a watchlist, which depends on the nature of the deployment. Watchlists must be ...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on their deployment of live facial recognition cameras.
Answer: Guidance on watchlists is provided by the College of Policing in the form of an Authorised Professional Practice. This sets out the categories of people who may be included on a watchlist, which depends on the nature of the deployment. Watchlists must be ...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Case Examiner: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average time between a Child Maintenance Service complaint being received by the Independent Case Examiner and the issuing of a final decision.
Answer: As of 31 October 2025, Child Maintenance Service (CMS) cases in investigation waited an average of 25 weeks from the date they were received by the Independent Case Examiner’s office to the date they were allocated to an Investigator. This is a significan...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Case Examiner: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average time between a Child Maintenance Service complaint being received by the Independent Case Examiner and its allocation to an investigator.
Answer: As of 31 October 2025, Child Maintenance Service (CMS) cases in investigation waited an average of 25 weeks from the date they were received by the Independent Case Examiner’s office to the date they were allocated to an Investigator. This is a significan...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform funding processes for the provision of SEND support.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The funding...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76555More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish correspondence between Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney on the former's appointment as the British Ambassador to the United States.
Answer: In line with longstanding process, it would not be appropriate to comment on individual members of staff.
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Embassy WashingtonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times employees of Global Counsel have visited the UK embassy in Washington since 10 February 2025.
Answer: It is a long-standing practice of successive governments not to comment on private meetings.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Embassy WashingtonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times Benjamin Wegg-Prosser has visited the UK embassy in Washington since 10 February 2025.
Answer: It is a long-standing practice of successive governments not to comment on private meetings.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHouse of Commons: Repairs and MaintenanceHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76552More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make an estimate of the costs of (a) the two-week parliamentary sitting between the end of summer recess and the start of conference
Answer: The Commission estimates that the cost of the September sitting to the House of Commons Administration is in the region of £180–260k, assuming it comprises eight sitting days. This estimate includes: i. business as usual operations; ii. maintenance costs;...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic SurveillanceHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will withdraw outstanding Technical Capability Notices relating to encryption.
Answer: For reasons of national security, it has been a long-standing position that the Government does not confirm or deny Technical Capability Notices under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the number of suspected IRA members accused of terrorism offences between 1970 and 1990 that were later acquitted.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office does not hold information relating to charging and prosecutions of terrorism offences; this would be held by the operationally independent PSNI and PPSNI.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what documents provide the record of proceedings of an employment tribunal hearing for cases heard before the Presidential Practice Direction of November 2023.
Answer: Prior to November 2023, the record of proceedings typically consisted of the Employment Judge’s handwritten or typed notes taken during the hearing.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: BiofuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the number of cars that would be compatible with (a) E15 and (b) E20 fuel.
Answer: The UK Government made E10 the standard (or ‘premium’) grade petrol in Great Britain in September 2021. Previously the grade supplied at UK forecourts contained a lower bioethanol content known as E5. In making the decision to mandate E10 the Department c...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effectiveness of using E20 fuel.
Answer: The UK Government made E10 the standard (or ‘premium’) grade petrol in Great Britain in September 2021. Previously the grade supplied at UK forecourts contained a lower bioethanol content known as E5. In making the decision to mandate E10 the Department c...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of using (a) E20 and (b) E10 fuel on (i) fuel consumption and (ii) emissions.
Answer: The UK Government made E10 the standard (or ‘premium’) grade petrol in Great Britain in September 2021. Previously the grade supplied at UK forecourts contained a lower bioethanol content known as E5. In making the decision to mandate E10 the Department c...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic SurveillanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many technical capability notices issued under s.253 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 have been complied with in each year.
Answer: For reasons of national security, it has been a long-standing position that the Government does not confirm or deny compliance of operators given a notice under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. We also do not publish the number of technical capability n...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic SurveillanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many technical capability notices her Department has issued under s.253 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 in each year, not including the notice rejected by Apple.
Answer: For reasons of national security, it has been a long-standing position that the Government does not confirm or deny compliance of operators given a notice under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. We also do not publish the number of technical capability n...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure reliable access to NHS dental treatment in (a) East Riding of Yorkshire and (b) rural areas.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, particularly in rural areas. The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent den...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of funding available for NHS dental treatments.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.The NHS in England invests £3 billion...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on reform of the NHS dental contract.
Answer: To rebuild dentistry in the long term, we will reform the dental contract with the sector, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of National Health Service dentists.There are no perfect payment systems and careful consideration needs to be...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on responding to the recommendations of the First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Support for children and young people with special educat
Answer: An update is publicly available through the Treasury Minutes, published in April 2025, and accessible here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ed087598b3bac1ec299b5a/Treasury_Minutes_v02_PRINT.pdf.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting minimum targets for integrated care boards on the proportion of people seen by NHS dental providers over a 24 month period.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry and receive an annual allocation of funding to secure services to meet the needs of their population.The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to acces...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide sustainable funding for local authorities for SEND-related spending.
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.The department is providing an increase of £1 ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to implement recommendation two of the First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Support for children and young people with special educational n
Answer: An update is publicly available through the Treasury Minutes published in April 2025, and can be accessed here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ed087598b3bac1ec299b5a/Treasury_Minutes_v02_PRINT.pdf.
Answered 1 May 2025
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