Gideon Amos MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Universal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will review the Universal Credit capital rules that reduce or remove entitlement for claimants with savings above £6,000 and £16,000, in cases where a claimant has a lifelong disabilit
Answer: The current system already permits people with capital between £6,000 and £16,000 to receive means-tested support through a tapered reduction in entitlement to Universal Credit. It also includes a specific capital disregard for funds that are required for...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112904More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend business rates exemptions to nurseries delivering Government-funded childcare places, comparable to the exemptions recently announced for pubs and to those that apply to schools and academies.
Answer: Business rates are a broad-based tax on the value of non-domestic properties, including nurseries. At the Budget, the Government announced a £4.3 billion support package announced at the Budget to support ratepayers across all sectors seeing bill increase...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on adopted children, children living under Special Guardianship Orders, and their families of the reductions to the Adoption and Special Guardians
Answer: The revised criteria for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) were introduced in April 2025 and were designed to ensure support for all those applying for ASGSF funding. An equalities impact assessment was published in July 2025.Anal...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Taunton and WellingtonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of residential properties built in Taunton and Wellington constituency in each year from 2009.
Answer: My Department publishes an annual release entitled ‘Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England’, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply. This includes estimates of new homes built in each local authority, in each fina...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of aligning Section 2 shotgun licensing with Section 1 firearms licensing on (a) participation in shooting sports and (b) rural businesses; whether
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February 2025, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the controls on...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHighway Code: PublicityDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to expand the Highway Code awareness campaign beyond London; and what plans her Department has to help ensure similar campaigns are extended to (a) Somerset, (b) rural areas
Answer: Following updates to the Highway Code in 2022, the department ran THINK! advertising campaigns nationally to raise awareness of the changes. Local authorities are responsible for delivering road safety education and have a statutory duty to take steps bot...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: EligibilityDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the eligibility rules for receiving 30 hours of free childcare.
Answer: It is our ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. We are delivering more support to working families than ev...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity Pay: ChildcareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of statutory maternity pay rates that do not allow parents to receive 30 hours of free childcare on the ability of those parents to access childcare;
Answer: The 30 hours free childcare entitlement aims to support parents to return to work or to take on more hours if they wish. To be eligible, each working parent in a household must expect to earn the equivalent of 16 hours a week at National Minimum/Living Wa...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: Delivery ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of Royal Mail delivery services in Wellington, Somerset; what steps Royal Mail is taking to increase staffing levels and improve delivery
Answer: Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, has powers to investigate and take enforcement action should Royal Mail fail to achieve its obligations without good justification. It is for Royal Mail, as an independent business, to determine the ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential merits of including individuals on spouse visas who have the right to work and contribute to the
Answer: The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill was introduced to Parliament on 13 January 2026. The bill delivers the Government’s commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, published in July 2025, to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for fo...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMature Students: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that mature students who wish to retrain as doctors are able to access available financial support; and what assessment her Department has made of the extent t
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring the country develops the skills needed to break down barriers to opportunity and so is introducing the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). This will launch in the 2026/27 academic year for learners up to aged 60 st...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Shopping: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of creating a national mail order fraud database for (a) retailers, (b) delivery companies, (c) customers and (d) other relevant parties to log delivery i
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has not made an assessment on creating a national mail order fraud database. Led by the Home Office, the Government will be setting out its approach to tackling all types of fraud in its upcoming Fraud Strategy. Repor...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHighway Code: PublicityDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will introduce an enhanced public awareness campaign to improve understanding of the updated Highway Code rules.
Answer: Improving road safety is one of my Department’s highest priorities. Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. That is why on 7 January...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology and Internet: AbuseDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has for cross-government working to encourage safety by design of smart and connected technology to help protect victims and survivors of technology-facilitate
Answer: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in all its forms, including online, is a priority for this Government. That is why, in December, we published the cross-government VAWG Strategy.Within the Strategy, we commit to working across departments ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of upgrading Ofcom’s Violence Against Women and Girls guidance to be a mandatory code.
Answer: The Online Safety Act has delivered a robust set of legal duties, taking some of the boldest steps in the world. Enforcement for non-compliance is severe.Ofcom’s guidance on violence against women and girls goes beyond this, setting a new and ambitious st...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much revenue has been generated from the application of VAT to private school fees to date and how this revenue has been allocated.
Answer: The government has estimated that ending tax breaks for private schools will raise £1.8 billion a year by 2029/30. At the Autumn Budget 2025, the re-costing of the measure showed it will raise around £40 million per year more than originally forecast. Thi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordParental PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken comparative analysis of maternity and paternity pay provisions for (a) teachers and (b) other (i) public and (ii) private sector professions; and what steps he is t
Answer: The Government has committed to review the parental leave and pay system. All current and upcoming parental leave and pay entitlements are in scope of the Parental Leave and Pay Review.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Law ReportingMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what communications and outreach strategies the Department is implementing to inform victims, legal representatives, and support organisations about their eligibility and the future availability of free sentencin
Answer: In May 2025, we announced that we would continue to enable victims of rape and other sexual offences, whose cases were heard in the Crown Court, to apply for free transcripts of the sentencing remarks in their case, on an on-going basis. This followed a o...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOfficers: MedalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the equity of the current eligibility criteria for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, including Regular Officers who were discharged before 29 July 2014 but who se
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 29 October 2025, to Question 84537.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-22/84537
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out how the Department’s planned reforms to enhance staff awareness of safeguarding roles and responsibilities will integrate new safeguarding frameworks into its organisational culture a
Answer: Safeguarding is a priority for DWP. Year One of our multi-year strategy is about building strong foundations - raising awareness, strengthening capability, and deepening partnerships. This is not just a process change; it’s a fundamental culture shift to ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England will take to ensure Integrated Care Boards comply with Regulation 6(4) of the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013, particularly where chem
Answer: If two pharmacies are consolidated onto one site, the relevant Local Authority Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) must publish a supplementary statement to their Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment if, in their view, the consolidation has not created a gap in s...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that executors are not held personally liable for council tax bills, including empty property premiums, on properties undergoing pro
Answer: When a property has been left empty following the death of its owner or occupant, it is exempt from council tax for as long as it remains unoccupied and until probate is granted. Where probate is delayed, the exemption will continue until probate is grant...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on implementing the Private Parking Code of Practice; what steps the Government is taking to ensure that penalty charges issued by private parking opera
Answer: I wish to assure you that this government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector. The new government code will contain guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities and will protect motorists from bad...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
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