Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
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Renewable Energy: Mobile PhonesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered the potential impact of alternative rooftop land uses, including solar panels and energy infrastructure, on the (a) valuation of properties hosting telec
Answer: No assessment has been made.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Mobile PhonesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of the removal, relocation and temporary decommissioning of rooftop telecommunications equipment as part of programmes to install roof
Answer: No assessment has been made.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Waverley Borough Council and (b) East Hampshire District Council on the provision of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspaces and
Answer: Local planning authorities must ensure that development does not adversely affect the integrity of sites protected under the Habitats Regulations (including through mitigation measures where appropriate).Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) is o...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department collects or holds data on the number of residential planning permissions that cannot be implemented due to a lack of available Suitable Alternative Natural
Answer: Local planning authorities must ensure that development does not adversely affect the integrity of sites protected under the Habitats Regulations (including through mitigation measures where appropriate).Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) is o...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Special Protection AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the availability of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace capacity within local planning authorities covering the (a) Thames Basin Heaths, (b)
Answer: Local planning authorities must ensure that development does not adversely affect the integrity of sites protected under the Habitats Regulations (including through mitigation measures where appropriate).Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) is o...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the risk to public safety from the publication of sensitive information relating to the physical security of properties on local authority pl
Answer: My Department has made no such assessment.I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 106884 on 27 January 2026.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106884, whether the requirement for local planning authorities to maintain published plans and drawings of residential devel
Answer: It is important that there is a publicly available record of what has been granted planning permission, as this may be used for a range of purposes. For example, these may be used to identify breaches in planning control, or for conveyancing purposes.Howe...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on his Department's modelling of workforce numbers in the 10 Year Workforce Plan.
Answer: The Government will publish the 10 Year Workforce Plan in spring 2026. This plan will set out action to create a National Health Service workforce which is able to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. It is important we do t...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Feed-in TariffsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on (a) reducing delays in the processing time for payments made under the Feed-in Tariff scheme and (b) improving the confidence of private investors fo
Answer: Under the Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) scheme suppliers are required to make FIT payments no less than quarterly. The Government engages regularly with Ofgem, as administrator of the scheme, to keep its operation under review and ensure it continues to function ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Feed-in TariffsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that investors in the Feed-in Tariff scheme continue to receive payments in line with their original contracts.
Answer: The Feed-in Tariffs scheme continues to operate within the statutory framework established by the Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012. Recent confirmed changes to inflation indexation of the scheme will apply to existing generators. Generators will continue to rec...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2026WithdrawnUIN 109750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106884, whether the requirement for local planning authorities to maintain published plans and drawings of residential devel
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27th January 2026 to Question 106884, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of local planning authorities in restricting the publication of ‘sensi
Answer: My Department has made no such assessment. We keep planning practice guidance and procedures under review.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a modern service framework for kidney disease; and what steps he is taking to support early diagnosis and prevention.
Answer: As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as an overall quality strategy, the National Quality Board is overseeing the development of a new series of service frameworks to accelerate progress in conditions where there is potential for rapid and sig...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing CompletionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the 2024 Housing Delivery Test results.
Answer: Following delays to the publication of the 2023 Housing Delivery Test (HDT) results under the previous government, this government is committed to re-establishing a regular publication cycle. We therefore intend to combine the data collections for the 202...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Business RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending business rates reimbursements to community pharmacies.
Answer: In the 2025 Autumn Budget, the Government took the hard choices to protect the National Health Service in England and to continue to prioritise reducing waiting times. We have also stepped in to cap bills and help businesses, as part of a £4.3 billion sup...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that measures in the Road Safety Strategy are applied effectively during winter.
Answer: On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. The policy commitments in the Road Safety Strategy will be developed in the usual way, ensuring that thorough consideration is giv...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107299More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the trend in the levels of timeliness of Civil Service Pension payments since Capita took over administration of the MyCSP system on 1 December 2025.
Answer: Capita took over the administration on 1 December 2025. Since then, Capita has completed pension payments to approximately 730,000 retired members on time. However, some civil servants and pension scheme members are facing unacceptable delays in accessing...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential public safety considerations of detailed internal residential plans remaining publicly accessible online after development has been
Answer: Plans and drawings of proposed residential development, including any plans for internal arrangements, submitted with a planning application must be maintained and published by local planning authorities on their planning registers. Local planning authori...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMulti-academy Trusts: Electric VehiclesDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when updated guidance on electric car salary sacrifice schemes for multi-academy trusts will be published; and whether interim measures will be provided to allow trusts to implement schemes in the meantime.
Answer: New electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes in the public sector are currently paused whilst a cross-government review on these schemes is undertaken by HMT. Academy trusts with existing schemes can keep them in place but not expand them by adding new m...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses and Retail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106054More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the financial impact of business rates increases on (a) pubs and (b) retail businesses.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIndia: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on reported incidents of violence against Christian communities.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 25 November 2025 in response to Question 90911.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Workplace PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces Pension Scheme payments have been (a) delayed and (b) unpaid in the last five years, where the recipient’s entitlement is manually calculated by his Department.
Answer: This information is not held. All Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) pensions are processed using Ministry of Defence approved calculators. The only manual interaction involved in the process is the input of specific criteria, such as service dates and da...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Workplace PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a rolling automatic pension calculation for former armed forces personnel who have received an Early Departure Payment.
Answer: There are no plans to introduce a rolling automatic calculation. However, former Armed Forces personnel can annually request a free forecast at any time by completing a Form 14, available on Gov.uk at the following link:www.gov.uk/guidance/veterans-uk-arm...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when local authorities will be informed of their indicative allocations of the Homelessness, Rough Sleeping and Domestic Abuse Grant for each consecutive financial year from 2026
Answer: Provisional allocations of the Homelessness, Rough Sleeping and Domestic Abuse Grant have been published on gov.uk here. Final allocations will be published in due course.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealthwatchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of abolishing local Healthwatch organisations on constituents’ ability to raise concerns about health and social care services.
Answer: The abolition of Healthwatch England and the transfer of its functions and the changes to Local Healthwatch will require primary legislation. The timing of this is subject to the will of Parliament and will happen when parliamentary time allows. A full Im...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
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