Fred Thomas MP: written questions
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Written questions
Thames Water: InsolvencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has made help ensure suppliers are protected in the event that Thames Water enter Special Administration Regime.
Answer: The Government will always act in the national interest. While the company is stable, we stand ready for all eventualities – including being ready to apply for a Special Administration Regime if necessary. In the event of a Special Administration Regime, ...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ReformMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who in the new Defence Reform Quad structure is responsible for ensuring that new commercial technologies are adopted by the armed forces.
Answer: Adoption and integration of new commercial technologies is a collaborative process between the National Armaments Director (NAD) Group and the Armed Forces. The Military Strategic Headquarters, on behalf of Chief of Defence Staff, sets the design of the i...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with businesses on maintaining flexible staffing arrangements in the context of the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Answer: The Government is improving flexibility and security for workers while supporting a flexible, responsive labour market that drives economic growth. This includes reforms on flexible working, agency work and zero hours contracts. Across each of these areas...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordZero Hours Contracts: ReformDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to zero-hours contracts on businesses whose sales are significantly affected by (a) the weather and (b) other unpredictable facto
Answer: The government has published a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts from the zero hours contract measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025. These assessments include consideration of increases in labour costs and the subsequent effects, as w...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department are taking to help support hospitality businesses in managing cost pressures from energy costs.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy wit...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: InflationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of food inflation on hospitality businesses.
Answer: Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in the 12 months to January 2026 CPI food and non-alcoholic beverages price inflation stood at 3.6%, down from 4.5% in the 12 months to December 2025. Overall CPI inflation was 3.0% in the 12 m...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPatients' Rights: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase public awareness of Martha's Rule.
Answer: NHS England has undertaken extensive work to develop, test, and rollout communication products in relation to Martha’s Rule. This includes public communication materials for hospitals that have implemented Martha’s Rule to ensure inpatients, and their fam...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Quality CommissionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of removing the three-year statue of limitations for offences under Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
Answer: The Government is extending the statute of limitations period for bringing proceedings for offences under Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Section 90(2).This change aims to give the Care Quality Commission more time to gather evidence, concl...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that parking companies (a) behave appropriately towards their customers and (b) have adequate ticketing practices.
Answer: The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. The government launched a consultation on 11th July 2025 which outl...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: PlymouthMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is the responsible Minister for the Team Plymouth partership.
Answer: The responsible Minister for the Team Plymouth partnership is the Minister of State in the House of Lords, my noble. Friend, The Lord Coaker.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for (a) parents and (b) children who receive diagnoses of neurodevelopmental conditions.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including pre-and-post diagnostic support for neurodevelopmental conditions, in line with relev...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support is available to (a) parents and (b) carers of children awaiting neurodevelopmental assessment.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including pre-and-post diagnostic support for neurodevelopmental conditions, in line with relev...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) encourage homeowners to make sustainable upgrades to properties and (b) make those improvements more affordable.
Answer: The government is committed to making the consumer journey easier for homeowners. The government's home retrofit tool on GOV.UK (www.gov.uk/improve-energy-efficiency), provides tailored recommendations for home improvements. A phoneline service is availab...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to expand support available through the Warm Homes Grant.
Answer: We are working across government on a comprehensive Warm Homes Plan for households to cut energy bills for good. We are investing £13.2 billion in the Warm Homes Plan up to 2030, in line with the Manifesto commitment. We will publish more details on alloc...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether staff in his Department receive trauma-informed training.
Answer: Trauma informed learning is available to all DWP staff.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Disability and Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether staff in his Department have access to information about claimants' known (a) disabilities and (b) mental health conditions when the claimant contacts his Department by phone.
Answer: Claimants who make an application for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), or whose entitlement is being reviewed, are required to provide all relevant evidence relating to their health condition—whether that be a physical disability, mental health condit...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWheelchairs: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce wait times for people requiring new wheelchairs.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services.NHS England supports ICBs to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair services. Since July 2015, NHS England has collected q...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFampridineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the prescription of Fampridine as a treatment for MS.
Answer: Ministers and departmental officials have regular discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on a range of issues, including in relation to its guidelines.NICE’s guideline on the diagnosis and management of multiple scle...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the challenges faced by military families when applying for school places (a) during school holiday periods and (b) other times outside of the normal admissions cycle.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting the education of service children. Families of UK service personnel can be subject to frequent moves, often requiring them to apply for school places outside the normal admissions round.The School Admissions Code ...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle the variation between national and local standards for (a) preventing and (b) repairing potholes.
Answer: Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. National Highways are responsible for the maintenance of Strategic Road Network in England. The Government will provide £24 bil...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability AidsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that essential home adaptations required for hospital discharge are (a) supported and (b) delivered in a timely manner.
Answer: The statutory ‘Hospital discharge and community support guidance’ outlines that health and care systems and providers should collaborate to share information early to support a safe and timely discharge, minimise issues that may disrupt care provision, an...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPaediatricsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve paediatric care in hospitals.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and improving paediatric care in hospitals will be critical to achieving this ambition. Through the Elective Reform Plan, we have set out how we will deliver the 18-week ref...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that parents with children in hospital have access to care close to their home.
Answer: On 3 July 2025, the Government published the 10-Year Health Plan, setting out its vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service to bring care into local communities, transform access to health services, and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. This will m...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service is taking to help tackle cases where undeclared income from the paying parent is found.
Answer: Information about the paying parent's gross income is taken directly from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the latest tax year available. This allows calculations to be made quickly and accurately. Any income subject to income tax including bonuses and o...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence the Child Maintenance Service requires to incorporate (a) additional income from online selling platforms and (b) other additional income sources in their calculations.
Answer: Information about the paying parent's gross income is taken directly from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the latest tax year available. This allows calculations to be made quickly and accurately. Any income subject to income tax including bonuses and o...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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