Freddie van Mierlo MP: written questions 2025
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Utilities: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 88113 on Utilities: Repairs and Maintenance, if he will publish statistics from Street Manager on the misuse of immediate permits.
Answer: As previously communicated to the Honourable Member, analysis of data from Street Manager has not indicated any widespread misuse of immediate permits. Since 2021, the proportion of immediate permits issued for emergency and urgent works has remained cons...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 88109 on Bathing Water Regulations 2013, what her planned timetable is for that policy development and research.
Answer: DEFRA is engaged in a programme of work to ensure the Bathing Water (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2025 can be implemented effectively, including feasibility studies to support Core Reform 2 and a pre-implementation research project on Core R...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Henley and Thames of 10 October 2025 on Suicide Bereavement Support Services.
Answer: We replied to the Hon. Member’s correspondence on 13 November 2025.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Henley and Thames of 10 October 2025 on the importance of police referrals to suicide bereavement support services.
Answer: The Minister for Police and Crime Prevention will reply in due course.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 57535 on Active Travel: Construction, when he plans to publish guidance to support local authorities in the design and delivery of active travel routes.
Answer: Following extensive consultation with stakeholders, Active Travel England’s Rural Design Guidance is currently in its final development stages and is expected to be published by the end of the year.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUtilities: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer received on 23 October 2025 to Question 83549 on utilities: repairs and maintenance, what the evidential basis is to suggest potential misuse of emergency repair provisions by utilities i
Answer: In response to the Honourable Member’s question on 23 October 2025, the data, sourced from Street Manager, the Government’s digital platform for managing highway works, shows no evidence of widespread misuse of immediate permits. The Department for Transp...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUtilities: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of the 23 October 2025 to Question 83549 on utilities: repairs and maintenance, what steps her Department is taking to improve regulations governing emergency repairs by utilities that di
Answer: In response to the Honourable Member’s question on 23 October 2025, the data, sourced from Street Manager, the Government’s digital platform for managing highway works, shows no evidence of widespread misuse of immediate permits. The Department for Transp...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce reliance on (a) voluntary and (b) charitable organisations to deliver core mental health services for older people; and what steps his Department plans to take to
Answer: The Government values the huge contribution that voluntary and charitable organisations play in supporting older people with their mental health. The 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to transform mental health services to improve access and tr...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the goals for to older people's mental health services in the 10-Year Plan for the NHS are met in relation to (a) prevention, (b) early intervention, (c) acce
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to transform mental health services, including for older people, to improve access and treatment, and to promote good mental health and wellbeing for the nation. This includes improving early intervention a...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 63264 on Reforms to Bathing Water Regulations 2013 and with reference to the Written Statement Reform of 28 October 2025 on The Bathin
Answer: In November and December 2024, the Government, jointly with Welsh Government, consulted on Reforms to The Bathing Water Regulations 2013, in the first shake-up to the Bathing Water Regulations since they were introduced. On 28 October 2025 the Department ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: 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
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