Gideon Amos MP: written questions

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Written questions

  • Housing: Water SupplyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18361More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the Government made of the potential impact of additional housing growth on chalk stream catchments in instances where wastewater treatment works are function

    Answer: My Department has made no such specific assessment. Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). That draft Framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, includes a new reference to chalk str...

    Answered 22 Jul 2026

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  • Housing: Water SupplyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18360More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Ofwat regarding the alignment of water company investment

    Answer: The Secretary of State engages regularly with ministerial colleagues and officials in non-ministerial government departments on a range of matters. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally d...

    Answered 22 Jul 2026

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  • Housing: Water SupplyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18359More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how will the Government ensure that housing growth required through national planning policy is matched by timely funding for water supply, sewerage and wastewater infrastructure

    Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 6660 on 10 June 2026.

    Answered 21 Jul 2026

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  • Housing: SewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18358More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the wastewater treatment capacity of Alton Sewage Treatment Works to accommodate planned housing growth in Alton, Four Marks, Holybourne

    Answer: Sewerage undertakers, in this case Thames Water, must ensure that their sites can support current and future customer needs, and plan upgrades accordingly.

    Answered 17 Jul 2026

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  • Housing: Water SupplyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18357More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the risk of residential development being approved in areas where Local Plans have been delayed or withdrawn following Local Government Reorganisat

    Answer: The government remains determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible in order to achieve our ambition of universal plan coverage and to ensure that plans contribute positively to increasing rates of housebuilding and infrastructure de...

    Answered 23 Jul 2026

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  • Infrastructure: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18356More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on infrastructure planning in local authority areas where emerging Local Plans have been de

    Answer: The government remains determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible in order to achieve our ambition of universal plan coverage and to ensure that plans contribute positively to increasing rates of housebuilding and infrastructure de...

    Answered 23 Jul 2026

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  • Patients: PrivacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18355More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue updated guidance to NHS trusts on protecting patient confidentiality in shared hospital wards, including the use of patient identifiers, bedside information displays and t

    Answer: National Health Service organisations are responsible for ensuring that they meet their legal and professional obligations in relation to patient confidentiality and the privacy of patients receiving care. This includes compliance with data protection leg...

    Answered 3 Sept 2026

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  • Patients: PrivacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18354More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken a recent review of patient confidentiality and safeguarding arrangements in NHS inpatient wards; and whether he will consider introducing enhanced privacy meas

    Answer: National Health Service organisations are responsible for ensuring that they meet their legal and professional obligations in relation to patient confidentiality and the privacy of patients receiving care. This includes compliance with data protection leg...

    Answered 3 Sept 2026

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  • Poultry: Factory FarmingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17581More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of intensive factory farming of chickens, and whether there are plans to further regulate this sector with regards to ani

    Answer: All farms, regardless of size and type of production system, must comply with legislation on animal health and welfare. The Government remains firmly committed to improving animal welfare and wants to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high s...

    Answered 16 Jul 2026

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