Esther McVey MP: written questions 2026
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Park Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, following the call for evidence on Park homes: reasons for commission payments, published 5 March 2026, whether he plans to make a decision on reforming the commission payment by
Answer: The call for evidence on the rationale for the commission payments, which can be found on gov.uk here, closed on 29 May 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course. As I made clear to the Rt Hon. Memb...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 3280, tabled on 20 May 2026.
Answer: I refer the rt. Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 July 2026 to Question 3280.
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFolic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 3756 on Folic Acid, what assessment he has made as to whether the removal of people with (a) stents and (b) having kidney dialysis from the NHS li
Answer: The National Health Service website section on medicines is in the process of being transformed. NHS England undertook in-depth research to understand what the user needs are for medicine information on the NHS.UK website and then designed, tested, and it...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFolic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 3756 on Folic Acid, who authorised the removal of people with stents and those receiving kidney dialysis from NHS guidance on groups unable to tak
Answer: The National Health Service website section on medicines is in the process of being transformed. NHS England undertook in-depth research to understand what the user needs are for medicine information on the NHS.UK website and then designed, tested, and it...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFolic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid is a medical intervention and on what basis this has been determined.
Answer: Mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal flour with folic acid is a preventative population-wide public health measure. Increasing folic acid intake through fortification will help prevent approximately 200 neural tube defects, including spina bifida each...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ExpenditureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost to the public purse of households in receipt of benefits made up of (a) 1 husband and 2 wives in a polygamous marriage and 6 children, (b) 1 husband and 2 w
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 June 2026 to Question UIN 4348.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: InjuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the a) average, b) shortest and c) longest time taken is to settle a civil claim for injury from the letter of the claim to the settlement outcome i) pre-and ii) post-covid.
Answer: Neither the Ministry of Justice or HM Courts and Tribunal Services hold data on the time taken to settle a civil claim for injury from the letter of claim to the settlement outcome pre - or post-Covid. The Ministry of Justice does publish Civil Justice St...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's OfficeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how long does the current interim Chief Executive Officer post for the Information Commissioner's Office last.
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 8030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the process by which a permanent Chief Executive Officer of the Information Commissioner's Office will be selected and appointed.
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 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
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