Ellie Chowns MP: written questions
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Written questions
Hazardous Substances: ExportsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK exports of highly hazardous substances listed in Parts II and III of GB Prior Informed Consent Regulation are exported using the waiver from explicit consent from the importing country; and
Answer: Information about waivers used in the past five years under the Great Britain (GB) Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulations is in the table provided below: Year Exports notifiedWaivers used for export202596212 (1.2% of exports notified)202485324 (2.8% of ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHazardous Substances: ExportsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Health and Safety Executive will publish a regularly updated list of GB exports of highly hazardous substances listed in Annex II and III of GB PIC that are permitted using the waiver for explici
Answer: There is no statutory requirement to publish information on waivers used under the Great Britain (GB) Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulations. However, each year, companies have to report the name of the chemical in the GB PIC list that they have exporte...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParents: Government AssistanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 908741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help parents whose children cannot attend mainstream school where there are no local alternative providers.
Answer: We want more children with special educational needs and disabilities to achieve and thrive in their local mainstream school which is why we are investing in making mainstream schools more accessible.We also recognise the need for more specialist places w...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2025 to question 86273, which variables determine whether the automated system is able to identify two sets of monthly earnings in one Universal Credit assessment pe
Answer: In most cases, claimants who receive two sets of monthly earnings in one Universal Credit assessment period are identified automatically and their award is corrected. This reflects established policy intent and is implemented through system coding based o...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFloods: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to combine their flood risk assessment maps.
Answer: The Environment Agency’s (EA) flood mapping enables delivery of flood and coastal risk management (FCRM) in line with Government policy. EA flood risk is modelled differently from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) because it better supports how flood risk is ...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether funding to tackle water pollution caused by highways will be included in the budget of Road Investment Strategy 3.
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) includes funding to enable National Highway to continue delivering on its 2030 Water Quality Plan, and to mitigate pollution from a total of 190 – 250 drainage assets (outfalls and soakaways) that pose the greates...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a introducing an expedited process for frontline healthcare organisations requiring Certificates of Sponsorship to support visa renewals.
Answer: Working alongside the DHSC-funded Regional Partnerships, UKVI have already established a process for expediting the processing of applications for the social care sector.This supports visa renewals and those care workers who have been impacted by their em...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026Awaiting answerUIN 122920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department’s Worker priority change of circumstance service in supporting health services, such as the Ledbury Health Partnership GP surgery, to address staffing requirements.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWeapons: ComponentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK-made weapons components are not used in violations of international humanitarian law by allied states.
Answer: The Business and Trade Secretary is responsible for licensing the export of military goods. In his decisions he draws on advice from the Foreign Secretary, including with regard to compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL).Under the UK’s robust...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: Tomahawk MissilesMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of whether UK-made components used in the Tomahawk missile systems may have been involved in the strike on the Shajareh Tayyerbeh girls’s school in Minab on 28 February 2026.
Answer: We are appalled by all reports of civilian deaths – in both Iran and the region. Innocent civilians should never be caught in the crossfire. The UK works closely with the US on many defence priorities, and our supply chains are of course both complex and ...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: Armed ConflictMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the risk of UK-made weapons components being used to inflict civilian casualties in Iran.
Answer: We are appalled by all reports of civilian deaths – in both Iran and the region. Innocent civilians should never be caught in the crossfire. The Business and Trade Secretary is responsible for licensing the export of military goods. In his decisions he dr...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: Tomahawk MissilesMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any components manufactured in the UK have been supplied for use in the Tomahawk missiles used in US military operations against Iran since 28 February 2026.
Answer: The UK works closely with the US on many defence priorities, and our supply chains are of course both complex and intertwined. As part of longstanding convention, we do not comment on military operational details.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with small farmers on improving the new Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Answer: Defra has engaged over 30 stakeholder organisations on the policy design of the SFI26 offer. This engagement included farmer representatives such as the National Farmers Union and the Tenant Farmers Association, ensuring the views of smaller farm business...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the current Sustainable Farming Incentive break clause on farmers’ ability to effectively plan environmental improvements.
Answer: The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) does not include a break clause.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: RiversDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to increase funding for River Friendly Farming practices under the new Sustainable Funding Incentive.
Answer: SFI includes a number of actions to support rivers, such as BFS6 (“6m to 12m habitat strip next to watercourses”). The Government is also supporting river restoration through Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT), Landscape Recovery (LR), and ELM Cap...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: RiversDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including incentives for river friendly farming in the new Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Answer: SFI includes a number of actions to support rivers, such as BFS6 (“6m to 12m habitat strip next to watercourses”). The Government is also supporting river restoration through Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT), Landscape Recovery (LR), and ELM Cap...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: RiversDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is planning to take to ensure that practices around River Friendly Farming are included under the new Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Answer: SFI includes a number of actions to support rivers, such as BFS6 (“6m to 12m habitat strip next to watercourses”). The Government is also supporting river restoration through Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT), Landscape Recovery (LR), and ELM Cap...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordThink Tanks: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119680More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring think tanks that seek to influence public policy to disclose their sources of private funding.
Answer: Electoral law already requires transparency where think tanks make political donations, campaign during elections, or work with political parties on regulated activity, and there are further restrictions on think tanks which have charitable status. The Go...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on the programme to roll out badger vaccination as part of the strategy to eradicate bovine TB; and when she plans to publish the new bovine TB strategy.
Answer: In March, following a successful procurement, the Government awarded a contract to establish a new badger vaccination field force. Vaccination is already being carried out by APHA field teams in several areas and through a community‑led programme in East ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWeapons Non-Proliferation Treaty: ConferencesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to attend the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in April and May 2026.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided by the Minister of State for Defence in the House of Lords, Lord Coaker, on 10 December 2025, Official Report, vol. 851, cols. 235-238. We will confirm details of representation at the conference in the usual ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s recent announcement that Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme applicants will be able to apply up to 90 days before their current UPE permission expires, when s
Answer: The 90 day application window will come into effect through a change to the Immigration Rules this spring.The Home Office has stated that updates on the implementation of the new 90‑day period will be published on the official guidance page. The most up‑t...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development Rights: Listed BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending permitted development rights to listed buildings for the installation of green technologies.
Answer: Nationally set permitted development rights enable the installation of renewable energy equipment on or within the curtilage of buildings. Certain rights do not apply within the curtilage of a listed building as proposals for development in such areas can...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of the proportion of standard continuing healthcare applications assessed as eligible in comparison to fast-track applications.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs), with oversight from NHS England, are responsible for operational delivery of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC).Fast Track CHC supports individuals with a rapidly deteriorating condition who may be entering a terminal phase by ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase humanitarian access for INGOs operating in Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 5 February following her recent visit to the Chad-Sudan border.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his expected timetable is for publication of the Future Homes Standard.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 108610 on 4 February 2026.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
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