Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
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Members: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will respond to the correspondence of 27 March 2026 from the Leader of Surrey County Council regarding the A31 Farnham Corridor scheme.
Answer: A response will be issued as soon as possible.
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129767More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she (a) is taking steps to reduce fuel duty and (b) has considered halving fuel duty to help reduce the cost of living.
Answer: The Government has already taken action on fuel affordability at the pump. At Budget 2025, the Government extended the 5p-per-litre cut for a further five months, until the end of August this year. The Government has also cancelled the increase in line wi...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 908857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities into employment.
Answer: Our Pathways to Work guarantee will ensure an offer of personalised work, health and skills support to disabled people and people with health conditions. Access to Work can support workplace adjustments that go beyond what would normally be expected from ...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the capacity is of NHS specialist menopause services; and what average waiting times are for women accessing these services.
Answer: The Department does not centrally hold data on the number of patients in England awaiting specialist menopause services, although we do hold data on the broader gynaecology specialism, of which menopause services are a part. As of the end of January 2026,...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Hormone Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to update NHS prescribing guidance for menopause, including first-line use of transdermal oestrogen gel and access to testosterone for women with confirmed low b
Answer: The Government is committed to improving women’s health outcomes, including through better awareness and support for menopause, and we will continue to work with NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to ensure patien...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to introduce mandatory, up-to-date menopause training for all general practitioners; and whether there will be measures to ensure consistency in diagnosis and treatmen
Answer: We know that more needs to be done to support women experiencing the menopause. The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service.General practitioners are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowl...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPedestrian Areas and Roads: LitterDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a national strategy to discourage littering, particularly on roads and pavements.
Answer: Overall policy responsibility for litter sits with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which has recently published an updated Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse. The Department for Transport supports local authorities and National ...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet Protocol: Farnham and BordonDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her department has an estimation of the number of houses in Farnham and Bordon with poor broadband that will be left without a telephone connection following the landline to dig
Answer: Landlines are not being removed. The technology underpinning the analogue landline network, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), is being upgraded to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).In order to function correctly, VoIP requires a mini...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Solar PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what value for money assessment her Department has made of the expenditure of £14 million on the solar panel project in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Answer: In the press release issued to mark the launch of British International Investment (BII) by the former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in November 2021, the previous government specifically stated: "[This] builds on the Prime Minister's commitments at CO...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Solar PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria was used to allocate £14 million to the solar panel project in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Answer: In the press release issued to mark the launch of British International Investment (BII) by the former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in November 2021, the previous government specifically stated: "[This] builds on the Prime Minister's commitments at CO...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: AviationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to NHS Trusts on the provision of fit-to-fly certificates for pregnant women.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of charges associated with obtaining fit-to-fly certificates during pregnancy on patients.There are currently no plans to issue guidance to National Health Service trusts on the provision o...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: AviationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of charges associated with obtaining fit-to-fly certificates during pregnancy on patients.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of charges associated with obtaining fit-to-fly certificates during pregnancy on patients.There are currently no plans to issue guidance to National Health Service trusts on the provision o...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with very severe ME following the decision to pause development of a national specialist service until April 2027.
Answer: The Government published the ME/CFS Final Delivery Plan in July 2025, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mecfs-the-final-delivery-planThe plan focuses on three main areas to improve care and support for tho...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will engage with the ME community to develop an interim plan for supporting people with very severe ME until suitable long-term provision is in place nationally.
Answer: The Government published the ME/CFS Final Delivery Plan in July 2025, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mecfs-the-final-delivery-planThe plan focuses on three main areas to improve care and support for tho...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: CandidatesHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Defending Democracy Taskforce has made an assessment of the potential impact of convicted terrorists standing for elected public office on levels of national security.
Answer: The Defending Democracy Taskforce coordinates work across Government to continually review and respond to the full range of threats to our democratic system, working closely with the security and intelligence agencies, law enforcement and other partners.I...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the timing of the start of the rollout of fracture liaison services on whether there will be full coverage of those services across England by
Answer: Fracture Liaison Services are commissioned by integrated care boards, which are well-placed to make decisions according to local need.Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.Offic...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of biometric data by private contractors such as Yoti in publicly accessible digital identity systems on levels of public
Answer: The government considered the potential public safety implications of digital identity services, including the use of biometric data, when developing the Digital Verification Services (DVS) trust framework. The trust framework – developed by the Office fo...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordYoti: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her data protection polices of the enforcement action taken by the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos against Yoti in
Answer: Organisations such as Yoti that process biometric data of UK users, through the provision of digital verification and age assurance services, have to comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). A...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMeningitis: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his department has taken to roll-out the Men-B vaccination to vulnerable people.
Answer: The risk of infection to the wider population remains low. This is because transmission of meningitis B (MenB) requires close and prolonged contact to spread. Examples of this include living in the same household and intimate contact such as kissing or sh...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122898More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Yoti has any current contracts for cross-Government digital identity programmes.
Answer: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, are published on the ...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: YotiHome OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any services provided by Yoti are currently used in Home Office identity verification, border control, or age assurance systems.
Answer: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, are published on the ...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: Cost EffectivenessCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121981More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out who assesses the value for money of Arm's Length Bodies.
Answer: Value for money in Arm's Length Bodies (ALBs) is primarily assessed by their sponsoring department. The Accounting Officer (typically the Chief Executive Officer) is directly accountable for the use of public funds. ALBs are also scrutinised by Parliament...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121980More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the cost of Arm's Length Bodies to the public purse for the latest year for which data is available.
Answer: The UK government budgeted £369.78 billion for arms length bodies in the financial year 2023-24. 67% of this went to NHS England and the Education and Skills Funding Agency, which will both be repatriated to their parent departments.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121979More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to whom Arm's Length Bodies report annually.
Answer: Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs) are accountable to their sponsoring Minister and parent department. Their annual Reports and accounts are typically laid before Parliament.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Innovation and ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve research and innovation in the defence sector.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review and Industrial Strategy were clear. Innovation is central to deterrence and decisive factors in war. DSIT is working closely with the Ministry of Defence to implement the Defence Industrial Strategy. UKRI are delivering £550m ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
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