Gregory Stafford MP: written questions 2025
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HuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment her Department has has made of the differing impacts on wildlife of (a) trail hunting and (b) traditional pest control and other outdoor activities.
Answer: This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. Defra intends to hold a public consultation to seek views on an effective, enforceable ban. As part of that consultation, Defra plans to seek evidence f...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a ban on trail hunting on (a) employment and (b) local businesses in rural communities; and what assessment she has made of the
Answer: This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. Defra intends to hold a public consultation to seek views on an effective, enforceable ban. As part of that consultation, Defra plans to seek evidence f...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence her Department has gathered on the comparative impact of trail hunting, and traditional pest control and other outdoor activities on the level of harm to wildlife.
Answer: This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. Defra intends to hold a public consultation to seek views on an effective, enforceable ban. As part of that consultation, Defra plans to seek evidence f...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Government has made of the financial losses suffered by businesses as a result of vehicles using obscured or false number plates to commit fuel theft or evade charges.
Answer: No assessment of potential financial losses as a result of vehicles using obscured or false number plates has been made. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAutomatic Number Plate Recognition: ReviewsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to review the use of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology to ensure it can effectively detect vehicles with obscured or altered number plates.
Answer: No assessment of potential financial losses as a result of vehicles using obscured or false number plates has been made. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronersAttorney GeneralTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99143More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many applications for permission to seek a new inquest under section 13 of the Coroners Act 1988 have been granted in each of the past five years.
Answer: Our records indicate that the following number of fiats were granted in each of the last five years:2021 – 42022 – 42023 – 112024 – 62025 – 14 to date.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to include a) gyms, b) swimming pools, and c) leisure centres in the Men’s Health Strategy and 10 Year Plan.
Answer: Both the Men’s Health Strategy and the 10-Year Health Plan commit to cross sector action to reduce physical inactivity. Addressing physical inactivity and getting people moving more is important for improving health outcomes, reducing demand on the Nation...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Leisure CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, given the existing co-location of many health services with leisure centres, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of including these facilities in neighbourhood health schemes.
Answer: Neighbourhood health sits at the heart of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan. Our ambition is to build a service that: delivers more personalised care closer to where people live; empowers individuals to lead healthier, more independent lives; and offer...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to include a) gyms, b) swimming pools, and c) leisure centres in the neighbourhood health schemes.
Answer: Neighbourhood health sits at the heart of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan. Our ambition is to build a service that: delivers more personalised care closer to where people live; empowers individuals to lead healthier, more independent lives; and offer...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many private hire vehicles and drivers licensed by out-of-area authorities have been recorded as operating in (a) Hampshire and (b) Surrey in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold this data.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos Syndrome: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to improve training and clinical awareness of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome among GPs and primary care clinicians to support earlier recognition and referral.
Answer: The Department recognises that Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are complex, multi-systemic conditions that can be challenging to diagnose. While no formal assessment of average diagnosis times has been made, the Department is aware that many patients experi...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase specialist capacity for complex and rare connective tissue disorders.
Answer: We recognise the significant challenges faced by those living with complex and rare connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Optimal management of these conditions is across services beginning with primary care, including various ...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts in England provide specialist clinics for Ehlers–Danlos syndrome.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local population, including for those with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). It is the responsibility of ICBs, working with clinicians, service ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos Syndrome: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken for (a) referrals and (b) assessments for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Answer: The Department recognises that Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are complex, multi-systemic conditions that can be challenging to diagnose. While no formal assessment of average diagnosis times has been made, the Department is aware that many patients experi...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos Syndrome: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of NHS waiting times for the diagnosis of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome.
Answer: The Department recognises that Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are complex, multi-systemic conditions that can be challenging to diagnose. While no formal assessment of average diagnosis times has been made, the Department is aware that many patients experi...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrastuzumab DeruxtecanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the accessibility of Enhertu as a treatment for breast cancer.
Answer: Decisions on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England are made on the basis of recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) following an evaluation of a treatment’s cos...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27th May to Baroness Hayman’s letter, when her Department expects to introduce legislation to enact a ban on trail hunting, and whether a timeline has been ag
Answer: This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. Work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing and we will consult on how to deliver a ban in the new year. Legislation will be introduced ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuity and improvement of national cancer awareness campaigns following the abolition of NHS England, including plans to raise awareness of the sym
Answer: Early diagnosis of cancer remains a key priority for the Government. The Government will continue to work to ensure that the public is aware of cancer symptoms, especially for cancers such as ovarian cancer, which are harder to detect in the early stages....
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: Chemical WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers are considering sanctions against high ranking Georgian officials under the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response given on 8 December 2025 to question 96635. We do not comment on potential future sanctions designations as to do so could reduce their impact.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to protect the elderly and most vulnerable from unsolicited calls selling mobile phone upgrades or contracts.
Answer: Unsolicited direct marketing calls are regulated by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). Under PECR, companies must not make live marketing calls to a number that is registered on the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) list. ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Government has had with representatives of the United States on the pricing of medicines for the NHS in the last six months.
Answer: The pharmaceutical sector and the innovative medicines it produces are critical to our national interest, helping people to access life changing treatments, reducing pressure on the health service over the longer-term, and ensuring we have a National Heal...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the current strategic approach to ME/CFS research; and whether his Department plans to develop a coordinated national research strategy for the condition.
Answer: We have outlined our strategy to support myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), research in the ME/CFS Final Delivery Plan published in July. These steps include a research showcase event, a new funding opportunity for...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSick LeaveDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has assessed the effectiveness of the Bradford Score Chart as a tool for monitoring short-term staff absences.
Answer: DWP is aware of the Bradford Score relating to the management of short-term sickness absence.We do not use the Bradford Score but we have a separate system for monitoring and managing sick leave.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94558More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will revise forward-looking forecasts for revenue from alcohol duty.
Answer: Alcohol duty receipts for the period March 2025 to October 2025, following the February 2025 rate increase, totalled £7.8 billion, down 4.5% from the same period in 2024 when receipts totalled £8.1 billion. This is driven by an underlying fall in alcohol ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94557More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of alcohol duty increases on 1 February 2025 on revenue from alcohol duty receipts.
Answer: Alcohol duty receipts for the period March 2025 to October 2025, following the February 2025 rate increase, totalled £7.8 billion, down 4.5% from the same period in 2024 when receipts totalled £8.1 billion. This is driven by an underlying fall in alcohol ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
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