Fabian Hamilton MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Coronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 74995 on Covid: Vaccination, for what reason (a) spousal household contacts aged under 75 years of immunosuppressed individuals and (b) other
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: SupermarketsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) farmers and (b) exporters are protected from unfair supermarket practices not covered by the (i) Groceries Code Adjudicator and (ii) A
Answer: The Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) is responsible for enforcing regulations developed under the Agriculture Act 2020 'Fair Dealing' powers (section 29). Regulations introduced using these powers promote fair contractual dealing and contribut...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 77999More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to improve (a) oversight and (b) enforcement of performance standards in the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration.
Answer: The government has taken significant steps to improve both the oversight and enforcement of performance standards in the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration, primarily through the new contract with Capita and enhanced internal controls. Capita has...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 77998More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the pension remediation work under the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 will be completed.
Answer: The McCloud remedy under the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 took effect from October 2023 and will deliver a full remedy to all affected public service pension scheme members. As part of this, all affected members are receiving a re...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made on negotiations with the (a) British Council and (b) Treasury on the future of the British Council’s loan; and what steps she is taking to help pro
Answer: While the British Council's Board of Trustees is ultimately responsible for the British Council's financial sustainability, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and British Council's shared objective is for the British Council to be fin...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDebt CollectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51809 on Enforcement Conduct Board, when he plans to set out his Department's approach to ensuring appropriate oversight of (a) enforcement firms and (b) agents o
Answer: The Government will strengthen the oversight of enforcement firms and agents that use the Taking Control of Goods procedure in England and Wales. On 9 June 2025, we launched a consultation on how to introduce an independent statutory regulator for enforce...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHonduras: Property RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to support (a) campesino, (b) Indigenous and (c) Afro-descendent communities facing (i) land dispossession and (ii) forced evictions in Honduras.
Answer: The UK recognises the importance of addressing land dispossession and forced evictions in Honduras. Our Embassy in Guatemala City, which maintains our relations with Honduras, closely monitors cases of criminalisation, intimidation, and defamation against...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Education and EmploymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of (a) education, (b) skills and (c) work provision in prisons.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice and HMPPS are committed to improving the quality of education, skills and work provision in prisons to support rehabilitation and reduce reoffending. We have introduced key roles such as the Head of Education, Skills and Work, and ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: Bereavement CounsellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that bereaved parents have equal access to specialist psychological support following (a) pregnancy and (b) baby loss.
Answer: Experiencing pregnancy or baby loss can be extremely difficult and traumatic. We are determined to make sure all bereaved parents, regardless of where they live, have access to specialist psychological support.As of June 2025, Maternal Mental Health Servi...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include targets to improve timely diagnosis of (a) myeloma and (b) other blood cancers.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancers such as myeloma, as well as other unstageable cancers, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, in order to improve out...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS staff who are assaulted at work do not face (a) loss of pay, (b) punitive attendance management processes and (c) risk of dismissal while reco
Answer: NHS trusts are independent employers that have their own policies and procedures for managing staff sickness absence. Sickness absence policies and procedures should be fair, reasonable and comply with existing employment legislation. For all NHS staff,...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Investment IncomeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that companies comply with section 830 of the Companies Act 2006 on dividend payments; and whether he plans to (a) strengthen enforcement and (b) introduce
Answer: Under section 830, companies may only pay a dividend if they have sufficient accumulated realised profits to make the payment. The Government intends to give the audit regulator responsibility for issuing guidance on how companies calculate their realised...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DoctorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2025 to Question 61726, if he will publish: (a) the data source for the reported 8.9% increase in doctors working in clinical oncology between 2021 and 2023, (b) t
Answer: NHS England publishes monthly data on the number of staff employed by National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) in England, which is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistica...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will amend Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to prevent irrelevant previous disclosures being used as bad character evidence in sexual offence trials; and if she will issue guidance to the (a) C
Answer: This Government is absolutely committed to improving the experience of victims at court.The Law Commission has concluded its comprehensive review into the use of evidence in sexual offence prosecutions. This is a helpful report, and an important opportuni...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) ethical, (b) legal, and (c) safeguarding implications of UK residents entering commercial surrogacy arrangements overseas; and whether the G
Answer: The Department has no plans to review the legal framework for international surrogacy arrangements.The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options, to help people who have difficulty starting their own family.The Government reco...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBechir AkremiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for UK counter-terrorism cooperation of the detention of Bechir Akremi; and whether he has considered the findings o
Answer: The UK is aware of the ongoing detention of Mr Bechir Akremi. We are clear on the importance of continued public commitment to respect for the rule of law, and all Tunisians' civil, political, social, and economic rights, including the right to a fair tri...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTunisia: Political PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Tunisian counterpart on (a) the detention of political figures in Tunisia in recent years and (b) compliance with the International Coven
Answer: The UK monitors the situation in Tunisia closely. As noted in a statement by the UK at the Human Rights Council last October, the space for political participation in Tunisia has shrunk considerably and the way legitimate political actors have been arrest...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTunisia: Political PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Tunisian counterpart on (a) the mass trial of political figures in April 2025 and (b) the need for (i) due process and (ii) hum
Answer: The UK monitors the situation in Tunisia closely. As noted in a statement by the UK at the Human Rights Council last October, the space for political participation in Tunisia has shrunk considerably and the way legitimate political actors have been arrest...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIntelligence ServicesCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70302More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to revise the document entitled The Principles governing intelligence sharing to include an explicit prohibition on authorising cooperation where there is a real risk of torture, pub
Answer: Your question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department has been passed to me for reply. ‘The Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relating to detainees’ (‘The Prin...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCapital Punishment and TortureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department's review of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance guidance will include consideration of specific cases in which assistance was provided despite
Answer: The Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessment is an essential tool to ensure that the UK's overseas security and justice assistance meets our human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) obligations, increases respect for the rul...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to reform specialist provision for children with SEND.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that every child or young person in our country deserves the best possible educational experience, one that is academically stretching, where every child or young person feels like they belong, and that sets them up for life ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to include dementia specialist nurses in the Neighbourhood Health Service model; and what steps he is taking to ensure access to dementia specialist nurses in every co
Answer: The Neighbourhood Health Service will bring together teams of professionals closer to people’s homes to work together to provide comprehensive care in the community. We expect neighbourhood teams and services to be designed in a way that reflects the spec...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report by Bite Back entitled Fuel us, don't fool us, published in July 2025; and what steps she is taking to strengthen compliance with t
Answer: To ensure the quality and nutrition of school meals, the department is working with experts across the sector to revise the school food standards, so every school is supported with the latest nutrition guidance.We are aware of Bite Back’s ‘Fuel Us, Don’t ...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending transitional protection under Universal Credit to include couples who form a household which becomes eligible for Unive
Answer: No assessment has been made. Transitional Protection was introduced as part of the Move to UC journey to ensure legacy benefit customers maintain the same level of entitlement on moving to UC at the point of transition. Transitional protection is consider...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she has considered the potential merits of requiring schools to have (a) allergy policies, (b) staff training on allergy management and (c) adrenaline auto-injectors available on site.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical c...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
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