Freddie van Mierlo MP: written questions
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Food: HygieneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of the implementation by Local Authorities of the Food Standards Agency's Food Hygiene Rating Scheme process from investigation to action.
Answer: The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is operated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with local authorities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.The FSA monitors the operation of the Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme by local authorities to provi...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: SewersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help ensure that new housing developments do not increase sewage network pressures through (a) incorrect and (b) inadequate wastewater connections; and
Answer: The government recognises the importance of water and wastewater provision on new developments. As set out in Paragraph 7 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainab...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of developer-led wastewater misconnections on sewage treatment works capacity; and what plans she has to strengthen enforcement pow
Answer: Most modern homes will have sewerage systems that separate wastewater from surface water, and discharge each into separate drains. Property owners are legally responsible for resolving misconnected pipework on their property; public misconnections are the...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: OxfordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that cancer patients in Oxfordshire have timely access to radiotherapy services.
Answer: The Department remains committed to ensuring that all patients have access to timely diagnosis and treatments, including those in Oxfordshire.We have invested £70 million of central funding into new radiotherapy treatment machines to replace older, less e...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: VATTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86539More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising the VAT registration threshold from £90,000; and whether she plans to conduct a review of the impact of current thresholds on SMEs.
Answer: With a VAT registration threshold of £90,000, the UK’s threshold is higher than any EU country and the joint highest in the OECD. This means the majority of UK businesses are kept out of the VAT system. The Government’s approach to the VAT threshold aims ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHormone Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77387 on Hormone Replacement Therapy, what steps he is taking to support women receiving treatment with Testo-100 HRT implants following (a) th
Answer: The Department continues to work closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and can confirm that we have engaged with specialist importers to understand if they can source this product, but unfortunately, they have not bee...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86537More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) digital identity systems and (b) online application platforms on access to public services by Irish citizens living in the UK.
Answer: The government will launch a public consultation on the design of the new digital ID, and has already started to engage with a range of expert organisations. Stakeholder and public views, including those in response to the future consultation, will inform...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Republic of IrelandCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86536More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to (a) university staff and (b) student support services on the rights of Irish citizens under the Common Travel Area.
Answer: Information for Irish Students accessing higher education in the UK is available at https://www.ucas.com/international/international-students/support-for-international-students/students-from-ireland.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Curriculum and Assessment Review interim report, published in March 2025, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) climate and (b) nature education is embedded across the curricul
Answer: It is important that pupils learn about climate and nature education. Therefore, these topics are already included within the geography, science, and citizenship national curricula, and schools can also choose to teach these matters where they feel releva...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBereavement LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage bereavement leave uptake among (a) shift workers and (b) carers.
Answer: The Employment Rights Bill will introduce a new right to Bereavement Leave for those grieving the loss of a loved one or a pregnancy. A consultation was launched on 23rd October, and was widely shared. We will invite a range of groups, including business,...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: TaxationTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86106More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of keeping the personal allowance at £12,570 on pensioners’ tax liability.
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve in retirement. The State Pension is the foundation of the support available to them. Over the course of this Parliament, the yearly amount of the fu...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86105More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) guidance, (b) funding, (c) accounting assistance and (d) other support her Department is providing to small businesses that become VAT-registered.
Answer: HMRC provides extensive guidance on GOV.UK to support VAT registered businesses including essentials that every business needs, up to more complex areas. Additional individual support is available from their helplines. HMRC has published an online VAT Reg...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63715 on ADHD taskforce, when he expects the final report of the independent ADHD taskforce to be published.
Answer: The independent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder taskforce is expected to publish its final report in the coming weeks, and the Government will carefully consider its recommendations.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients accessed specialist weight management services operated by private providers through the Right to Choose pathway in the latest period for which data is available; and if he will m
Answer: Patients have a legal right to choose where they go for their first appointment when referred to consultant-led care as an outpatient. Patients can choose a clinically appropriate provider who holds a contract for the provision of National Health Services...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: ICTDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department plans to provide to schools that are not eligible for funding under the Connect the classroom programme for upgrading essential IT infrastructure.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting all schools to harness the transformative potential of technology. By setting digital and technology standards, developing support services, including our plan technology for your school service, and investing in ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Republic of IrelandCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85603More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to (a) update or (b) consolidate the legal framework governing the rights of Irish citizens in the UK, including the (i) Ireland Act 1949 and (ii) post-Brexit guidance.
Answer: We remain firmly committed to both the Good Friday Agreement and protecting the integrity and security of the Common Travel Area, which provides reciprocal rights for Irish citizens in the UK and UK citizens in Ireland. The UK Government and Irish Governm...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Republic of IrelandDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to enable Irish passport holders to apply for UK driving licences online.
Answer: Customers with an Irish passport can already use GOV.UK to verify their identity to renew an existing photocard licence, replace a lost, stolen, damaged or defaced licence and notify of a change of address. A further enhancement to the online service is s...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUtilities: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy (a) of the rules governing utilities companies' use of the highway when carrying out emergency repairs and (b) the level of risk of abuse of those rules by utilities
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that street works, including emergency repairs by utilities companies, are managed efficiently and with minimal disruption. The current legislative framework provides highway authorities with effective ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent data his Department holds on the number of NHS-funded IVF cycles provided in each Integrated Care Board area.
Answer: Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs), and we expect ICBs to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. No guidance has been provided...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to ICBs to ensure that patients are informed of local IVF eligibility criteria at the point of referral to fertility services.
Answer: Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs), and we expect ICBs to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. No guidance has been provided...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that women with polycystic ovary syndrome receive (a) timely and (b) equitable access to fertility assessment and treatment under NHS pathways.
Answer: Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their population. We expect ICBs to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excelle...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Republic of IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that automated systems used by public bodies do not misclassify Irish citizens as requiring EU settled status documentation.
Answer: The automated systems used by public bodies are the responsibility of the relevant organisation. Where a public body carries out automated checks with the Home Office, such checks will generally confirm whether the person holds a valid immigration status....
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: AgeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of IVF age limits on women who delay starting families for (a) educational, (b) career and (c) financial reasons.
Answer: The Government recognises that fertility treatment across the National Health Service in England is subject to variation in access. Work continues between the Department and NHS England to better understand the offer around NHS-funded fertility services. ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of national funding allocations to Integrated Care Boards to support the delivery of levels of IVF treatment recommended by NICE.
Answer: No assessment has been made. Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their population. We expect ICBs to commission fertility services in line with National Institut...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards implement National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on access to NHS-funded IVF treatment.
Answer: The Government recognises that fertility treatment across the National Health Service in England is subject to variation in access. Work continues between the Department and NHS England to better understand the offer around NHS-funded fertility services. ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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