Fabian Hamilton MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Plastics: ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support an international agreement that includes targets to reduce plastic production ahead of the next round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiati
Answer: The Government is committed to reaching an agreement on a global legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution when negotiations resume in August 2025. At the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on a treaty to end plastic pollut...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce legislative proposals to extend the ban on pavement parking outside of London.
Answer: The Department held a consultation on pavement parking in 2020 and has been considering all the views expressed in response to the consultation and is currently working through the policy options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering t...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the Office for Product Safety and Standards on the enforcement of standards for e-bike (a) batteries and (b) conversion kits.
Answer: Under existing UK product safety law, all consumer products, including e-bike batteries and conversion kits, must meet legal requirements for safety when placed on the market. Tackling unsafe e-bikes is a priority for the Office for Product Safety and Sta...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that online marketplaces are held accountable for the sale of (a) unsafe and (b) non-compliant e-bike products.
Answer: UK product safety law is clear: all products must be safe before being placed on the market, including e-bikes.The Office for Product Safety and Standards leads a national Online Marketplaces Programme of regulatory action to reduce risks from unsafe and ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking's report entitled Unregulated and unsafe: the threat of illegal e-Bikes, published in June 2025, whether her Department plans to suppo
Answer: While there are no plans to introduce a scrappage scheme, the Government is bringing forward the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill. This will enable the UK product safety framework to keep up with innovative products and technological progress, giving...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include measures to tackle the use of (a) illegal and (b) unregulated e-bikes in its Road Safety Strategy.
Answer: Only e-bikes that are fully compliant with the requirements of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 are legal to use on the roads, and we recognise the risk to road safety of those e-bikes that are not compliant with regulations. The Gov...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Electric BicyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of a certification scheme for e-bikes to be carried on public transport; and whether she has had discussions with Transport for London on such a scheme.
Answer: It is for transport operators to decide on their conditions of carriage, as safe duty holders, including whether to allow people to bring e-bikes onboard. While I have therefore not discussed any form of certification scheme with Transport for London, Min...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Recreation SpacesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support local authorities to ensure Travellers are not able to access public green spaces.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local authorities (LPAs) to assess the need for Gypsy and Traveller sites in their area and then plan to meet that need, in the same way that they plan for all forms of housing.In doing so, LPAs should promote peaceful and inte...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: British NationalityHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 63986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, updated 6 June 2025, what steps she is taking to ensure that reforms will allow recognised refug
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement and citizenship scheme later this year, and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMexico: JournalismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to to Amnesty International's report entitled No one guarantees my safety: the urgent need to strengthen Mexico’s federal policies for the protection of journa
Answer: The UK is committed to Media Freedom, and to championing democracy and human rights around the world. Independent media is essential to a healthy democracy. The danger facing journalists in Mexico is highly concerning and Amnesty International's report ri...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of clinical oncologists in regions with the lowest consultant-to-population ratios.
Answer: We’re building our cancer workforce. As of February 2025, there are over 1,800 full time equivalent doctors working in the speciality of clinical oncology in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in England. This is almost 150, or 8....
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDanilo BenavidesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of the murder of Danilo Benavides in Arauca on 2 March 2025.
Answer: We are concerned at the murders of former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) combatants, including that of Danilo Benavides in Arauca on 2 March 2025. We urge the Colombian authorities to investigate and tackle the root causes of violence to pr...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrinary Tract InfectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to include the (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) research of urinary tract infections in the (i) 10-year Health Plan and (ii) Women’s Health Strategy.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will set out how we tackle the inequities that lead to poor health. This will include how we will improve access to and the experience of care for conditions such as chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs). More tests and scans del...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrinary Tract InfectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence plans to publish guidelines for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of chronic urinary tract i
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has an established prioritisation process overseen by a prioritisation board, for the identification of priorities for guidance development. Anyone can suggest a topic through the NICE website a...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMexico: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help support at-risk human rights defenders in (a) Mexico and (b) the El Bajío community in Sonora.
Answer: The UK recognises the essential role that civil society and human rights defenders play in promoting and protecting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Our Embassy in Mexico monitors the human rights situation in Mexico closely and maintains clo...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordColombia: Human Rights and Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help tackle the impact of the recruitment of children by armed groups on (a) the humanitarian situation and (b) human rights
Answer: The UK Government is concerned by reports of a sharp rise in child recruitment by armed groups in Colombia. The UK is a key member of the UN's Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) which plays a key role in promoting the protection of chi...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to commission an independent review of the (a) carbon capture and storage programme and (b) associated cluster model ahead of the next Carbon Budget Delivery Plan
Answer: Currently, we do not plan to commission an independent review into the CCUS programme. The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority provides oversight of the Programme as a Government’s Major Projects Portfolio, through Gateway Reviews...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed Food: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce consumption of ultra-processed food among children.
Answer: United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). In its 2023 and 2025 position statements on processed foods and health, the SACN concluded that while there a...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken in response to reports of human rights abuses in Bangladesh.
Answer: The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. We commend the Interim Government of Bangladesh for inviting the UN Human Rights Office to investigate last summer's events. We support efforts to safeguard human right...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications his Department had (a) received and (b) paid for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme on 29 May 2025; and what steps he is taking to decrease the time taken to make those payments.
Answer: The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme launched in December 2024, and as of 2 June 2025, the Scheme had received 1,054 applications, and 39 applicants had received their payment. The first payments were made within 16 weeks of the Scheme opening and paymen...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure continuity of transport support for disabled students aged 16 to 18.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Local authorities are responsible for transpor...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that medical students in receipt of the NHS Bursary can also access full student maintenance loans in their final years of study.
Answer: The department works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) on a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting healthcare students, including student funding.The government needs to ensure that the student fundi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the revised funding limits under the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children in kinship care.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the member for Leeds North East, to the answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49523.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the loss of transitional protection under Universal Credit for claimants who form a couple, including where one partner acts as a carer.
Answer: Transitional Protection is designed to give customers notified to move to Universal Credit time to adjust. It is not intended to permanently replicate legacy benefits and ends when there is no longer a meaningful comparison between a household’s final leg...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure local authorities have (a) clear guidance and (b) funding to meet the March 2026 deadline for collecting (i) food, (ii) drink, (iii) liquid cartons an
Answer: We have published guidance to assist local authorities, other waste collectors and workplaces implement the Simpler Recycling requirements on GOV.UK. This includes guidance on: Simpler recycling: household recycling in EnglandSimpler recycling: workplace ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
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