Esther McVey MP: written questions
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Information Commissioner's OfficeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, why the interim Chief Executive Officer is referring to himself as Chief Executive Officer of the Information Commissioner's Office.
Answer: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 established the Information Commission, a new body corporate that will assume the ICO's regulatory functions to become the UK's independent data protection regulator. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's OfficeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the current (a) position title, (b) post and (c) duties of the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Information Commissioner's Office.
Answer: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 established the Information Commission, a new body corporate that will assume the ICO's regulatory functions to become the UK's independent data protection regulator. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the new board for the Information Commissioner's Office will be put in place.
Answer: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 established the Information Commission, a new body corporate that will assume the ICO's regulatory functions to become the UK's independent data protection regulator. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: WilmslowDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what are the passenger numbers for train services from Wilmslow to London, for each hour on each day of the week.
Answer: The Department does not hold validated data on this.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFolic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 118172 on Folic Acid, for what reason people with (a) stents and (b) having kidney dialysis have been removed from the NHS list of people who cann
Answer: The information on folic acid was shortened and simplified as part of the process of redesigning medicines information on the NHS website. The NHS website sets out that before taking folic acid, patients, which includes those with stents or receiving kidn...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordModernaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI 903 to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has a copy of the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authori
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has conducted searches and does not believe we hold a copy of the report referenced in FOI 903 from the UK Health Security Agency.The nature of the complaint in the report is outside the scope of wha...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordModernaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI 903 to the UK Health Security Agency, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the non-sharing of audit documents with government agencies on trust and confidenc
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has requested a copy of the audit report from the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA).An interim case report is available on the PMCPA website. The PMCPA is a self-regulatory body, which independ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordModernaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI 903 to the UK Health Security Agency, whether a copy of the Moderna audit has been requested from the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has requested a copy of the audit report from the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA).An interim case report is available on the PMCPA website. The PMCPA is a self-regulatory body, which independ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026, (a) who wrote the document and (b) whether AI technology was involved.
Answer: A pandemic would most likely be caused by a virus, though it could also be by bacteria or fungi. The Pandemic Preparedness Strategy acknowledges that no two pandemics are identical, and that a future pandemic could spread through one or more routes of tra...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department's Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026, was written.
Answer: A pandemic would most likely be caused by a virus, though it could also be by bacteria or fungi. The Pandemic Preparedness Strategy acknowledges that no two pandemics are identical, and that a future pandemic could spread through one or more routes of tra...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026, for what reason the strategy does not include modelling.
Answer: A pandemic would most likely be caused by a virus, though it could also be by bacteria or fungi. The Pandemic Preparedness Strategy acknowledges that no two pandemics are identical, and that a future pandemic could spread through one or more routes of tra...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026, how the word pandemic is defined.
Answer: A pandemic would most likely be caused by a virus, though it could also be by bacteria or fungi. The Pandemic Preparedness Strategy acknowledges that no two pandemics are identical, and that a future pandemic could spread through one or more routes of tra...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026, what type of pathogens the strategy is concerned with.
Answer: A pandemic would most likely be caused by a virus, though it could also be by bacteria or fungi. The Pandemic Preparedness Strategy acknowledges that no two pandemics are identical, and that a future pandemic could spread through one or more routes of tra...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he considered including hospital-acquired infections in his Department's Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026.
Answer: A pandemic would most likely be caused by a virus, though it could also be by bacteria or fungi. The Pandemic Preparedness Strategy acknowledges that no two pandemics are identical, and that a future pandemic could spread through one or more routes of tra...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: HarlowDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the new biosecurity centre in Harlow will not be operational until 2038.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will finalise the design of the Harlow site before construction begins, with phased occupation of the facility starting in the mid-2030s. A period of dual running with existing sites will ensure a safe and effective t...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: TransportHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne receives Government funded transport.
Answer: The Home Office, Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) and the police work closely to ensure the safety and security of MPs in Westminster and in their constituencies. PSD is responsible for providing a range of security measures for Members of Parliame...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: SecurityHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne receives Government funded security.
Answer: The Home Office, Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) and the police work closely to ensure the safety and security of MPs in Westminster and in their constituencies.PSD is responsible for providing security measures for Members of Parliament (MPs). Th...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPeak Cluster: Cost Benefit AnalysisDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the cost-benefit analysis of the Peak Cluster project.
Answer: DESNZ has not committed any funding for the Peak Cluster project, including for the capture facilities and the offshore storage. Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the governmen...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPeak Cluster: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental impact of the Peak Cluster project in a) cost, b) foliage, and c) endangered species.
Answer: The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of funding from the department. Environmental impacts are typically...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPeak Cluster: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the estimated carbon emissions are from the full Peak Cluster project.
Answer: The department does not hold this information. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of any funding from ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPeak Cluster: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the breakdown of where the funding for the Peak Cluster project will come from.
Answer: Government has not committed any funding for the Peak Cluster project, including for the capture facilities and the offshore storage. The National Wealth Fund (NWF) is to invest £28.6 million to support the development of the Peak Cluster CO2 transport on...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPeak Cluster: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the projected cost of the Peak Cluster project.
Answer: The department does not hold this information. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of any funding from ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPeak Cluster: Carbon DioxideDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to the importing of CO2 from international sources for the Peak Cluster project.
Answer: The department has not made an assessment of the importing of carbon dioxide from international sources for the Peak Cluster project.The UK has a significant surplus of theoretical geological storage capacity for CO2 - estimated at ~78 billion tonnes, wit...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPeak Cluster: CementDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much cement will be used to build the Peak Cluster project, including the pipeline, onshore storage facility, pipeline to the sea, in-sea storage facility and any other associated constru
Answer: The department does not hold this information. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of any funding from ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPeak Cluster: Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much carbon dioxide the Peak Cluster project will store each year.
Answer: The department has not made an assessment of the amount of carbon dioxide that the Peak Cluster project will store each year. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the governme...
Answered 22 May 2026
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