Esther McVey MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Agriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58009More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 32918 on Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax, if she will publish the full modelling her Department has carried out on that issue.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-crime Hate IncidentsHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of abolishing non-crime hate incidents.
Answer: The Home Secretary has been clear about the priorities that she wants police forces across the country to focus on, and she has also been clear that a consistent and common-sense approach must be taken in relation to non-crime hate incidents.As agreed wit...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in response to the Rt hon. Member for Tatton at Health Questions on 6 May 2025, when
Answer: My private office has reached out to the Rt. Hon. Member for Tatton to find a time for the meeting.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKnutsford Town Council: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant of the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45609 on Knutsford Town Council: Finance, how much of this grant was received by Knutsford Town Council.
Answer: Knutsford Town Council received £552,000 of the grant awarded to them in the first round of the Community Ownership Fund. The project failed to proceed as planned. By agreement with the applicant the full amount of grant received was returned to the Depar...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Knutsford Town CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding was awarded to Knutsford Town Council via the Shared Prosperity Fund.
Answer: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is allocated to lead local authorities (LLAs). Details of full funding allocations for LLAs can be found here for 2022-25 and here for 2025-26. Knutsford Town Council did not directly receive a UKSPF allocation for 20...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications Cables: CopperDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what investigations his Department has carried out on the condition of copper telecommunications cabling in rural areas.
Answer: The Department has not investigated the condition of copper telecommunications cabling in rural areas. However, we are aware that the overall condition of the copper networks is aging and deteriorating: the number of major incidents on the copper-based PS...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times were drugs were found in (a) men's and (b) women's prisons in each year between 2015 and 2024.
Answer: The information requested can be found via the following link: 08_Finds_drug_type_data_tool.ods.In the pivot table, “Prison Name” should be entered in the rows and “Month” in columns to find the number of incidents by prison.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: TransportForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total expenditure by his Department is on overseas (a) road repairs, (b) waterways, (c) bridges, (d) highways and (e) canals in each of the last five years.
Answer: YearRoad Transport, including road repairs, main roads (highways), and road bridgesWater transport, including waterways and canals2019£37.3m£02020£15.9m£02021£22.5m£02022£24.5m£02023£9.1m£0Source: Statistics on International DevelopmentNB Figures prior to...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35647 on Coronavirus: Research, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority ca
Answer: In April 2025, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was made aware that Moderna was to be issued a public reprimand by the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) appeal board. Moderna would be subject to an audit following two recent c...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the penalty is for foreign national offenders who breach the conditions of their tag.
Answer: Available information on the number of individuals electronically monitored (EM) in each of the last five years is available here: Electronic Monitoring Statistics Annual Publication, March 2024 - GOV.UK, but is not broken down by nationality.When an FNO ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders have breached the conditions of their tag in each of the last five years.
Answer: Available information on the number of individuals electronically monitored (EM) in each of the last five years is available here: Electronic Monitoring Statistics Annual Publication, March 2024 - GOV.UK, but is not broken down by nationality.When an FNO ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders have been tagged in each of the last five years.
Answer: Available information on the number of individuals electronically monitored (EM) in each of the last five years is available here: Electronic Monitoring Statistics Annual Publication, March 2024 - GOV.UK, but is not broken down by nationality.When an FNO ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in National Insurance Contributions on the (a) financial viability and (b) capacity of the third sector in the health sector.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital work carried out by voluntary organisations, including in the heath sector, and is committed to supporting small businesses and charities. That is why the Employment Allowance has been more than doubled to £10,500. As a...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: MindDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings the Minister for Mental Health has had with the Chief Executive of Mind since her appointment; and what the dates were of those meetings.
Answer: Ministerial meetings with external organisations are routinely published on the GOV.UK website on a quarterly basis.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings the Minister for Mental Health has had with external bodies since her appointment.
Answer: Ministerial meetings with external organisations are routinely published on the GOV.UK website on a quarterly basis.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of government health expenditure that will be spent on mental health in each year of this parliament.
Answer: The Written Ministerial Statement was published on 27 March 2025. This contained information on Government health expenditure in 2024/25 and 2025/26.No estimate has been made for the remaining years of Parliament beyond this. However, mental health remain...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: CheshireHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) fingerprints, (b) photos and (c) DNA samples have been collected from illegal immigrants housed in Cheshire in each of the last five years.
Answer: Obtaining the specific information requested would involve collating and verifying information from multiple systems owned by multiple teams across the Home Office and, therefore, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIdentification of Criminals: Undocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) fingerprints, (b) photos and (c) DNA samples have been collected from illegal immigrants arriving in the UK in each of the last five years.
Answer: Obtaining the specific information requested would involve collating and verifying information from multiple systems owned by multiple teams across the Home Office and, therefore, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Electronic TaggingHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department uses to determine which illegal immigrants will be tagged.
Answer: When granted immigration bail, an individual may have specific conditions attached to their bail, such as electronic monitoring, a residence restriction or other conditions appropriate to the individual. A breach of any of the bail conditions that are set...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInfluenza: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to UKHSA FOI Request Ref: 617 H5 Influenza Vaccine, whether one tender response was received; and what steps he has taken to encourage more responses.
Answer: One tender response was received. The requirement for this vaccine specified that the product must be licensed for use in the United Kingdom. At the time the tender was published, only one supplier was able to meet this criterion. This was despite prior e...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInfluenza: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI2025/00320, for what reason the Adjuvanted Zoonotic Influenza Vaccine was authorised via UK Regulation 56.
Answer: Adjuvanted Zoonotic Influenza Vaccine (Surface Antigen, Inactivated) Seqirus suspension for injection in a pre‐filled syringe (PLGB 47991/0013) was authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency via UK Regulation 56 of The Human Med...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Styal: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug incidents were recorded in HMP/YOI Styal in each of the last five years.
Answer: Drugs pose a significant challenge in prisons, with nearly half of prisoners having an identified drug need. It is therefore crucial we have a multi-pronged approach to tackling drugs, combining security focused activity with treatment and recovery initia...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what systems of oversight are in place to enable her Department to monitor drug use in prisons.
Answer: Drugs pose a significant challenge in prisons, with nearly half of prisoners having an identified drug need. It is therefore crucial we have a multi-pronged approach to tackling drugs, combining security focused activity with treatment and recovery initia...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners were identified as having used or handled illegal drugs in each of the last five years.
Answer: Drugs pose a significant challenge in prisons, with nearly half of prisoners having an identified drug need. It is therefore crucial we have a multi-pronged approach to tackling drugs, combining security focused activity with treatment and recovery initia...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of disciplinary action taken against prisoners found to be using illegal substances.
Answer: Drugs pose a significant challenge in prisons, with nearly half of prisoners having an identified drug need. It is therefore crucial we have a multi-pronged approach to tackling drugs, combining security focused activity with treatment and recovery initia...
Answered 7 May 2025
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