Gill German MP: written questions

Written questions

• Drax Power StationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86438More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of the new Contract for Difference awarded to Drax Power Station compared with alternative (a) low-carbon generation and (b) sto

  Answer: The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has provided analysis that without large-scale biomass, we could face increased security of supply risks from 2027 to 2031. Alternative low carbon generation such as wind or solar power, need to be supplemented w...

  Answered 3 Nov 2025

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• Visas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84549More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 997, published on 1 July 2025m what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the po

  Answer: On 12 May, the Government published its Immigration White Paper, outlining our future approach to legal migration routes. A technical annex (www.gov.uk/government/publications/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-white-paper/restoring-control-ove...

  Answered 27 Oct 2025

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• Long CovidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84547More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on (a) the number of people living with long COVID and (b) the (i) severity and (ii) duration of their symptoms: and what assessment he has made of research re

  Answer: The most recent data from the Winter COVID-19 Infection Study, a joint study carried out by the Office for National Statistics and the UK Health Security Agency, shows that, for the period 8 February 2024 to 6 March 2024, an estimated 1,140,000 people, or...

  Answered 27 Oct 2025

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• Eating Disorders: InternetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84544More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to work with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to prevent online eating disorder content from contributing to poor mental health outcomes among c

  Answer: Under the Government’s Online Safety Act, all in-scope services are now required to protect their users from illegal content, and platforms likely to be accessed by children need to prevent their users from accessing eating disorder content.We are working...

  Answered 27 Oct 2025

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• Internet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84543More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report from the Molly Rose Foundation entitled the Children’s exposure to (a) suicide, (b) self-harm,

  Answer: The government thanks the Molly Rose Foundation for its research.Under the Online Safety Act, intentionally encouraging or assisting suicide is a priority offence for providers’ illegal content duties, and the government is taking action to give illegal s...

  Answered 27 Oct 2025

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• Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse MaterialDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82078More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to introduce statutory safeguards to help prevent AI chatbots from being used to simulate sexual (a) activity and (b) scenarios involving children.

  Answer: The government is committed to tackling the atrocious harm of child sexual exploitation and abuse.The strongest protections in the Online Safety Act are for children – regulated services must remove illegal content and prevent children from encountering h...

  Answered 21 Oct 2025

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• Betting Shops: Crimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79906More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to include betting shop workers within the scope of the offence of assault against a retail worker.

  Answer: Through our Crime and Policing Bill, this Government has introduced a new specific standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker to help tackle the epidemic of shop theft and violence towards retail shop workers that we have seen in recent years.For th...

  Answered 20 Oct 2025

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• Job Creation: WalesWales OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 905160More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create new jobs in Wales.

  Answer: In just twelve months, this Labour government has supported over £3.4 billion in private investment into Wales, creating and sustaining over 8000 jobs.Wales now punches above its weight, landing nearly 5% of all UK inward investment projects, up from 3.4%...

  Answered 16 Jul 2025

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