Gregory Stafford MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
ME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what actions have been delivered under the Final Delivery Plan on ME/CFS to improve access to healthcare and support for people with severe and very severe ME.
Answer: The Department is currently developing a template service specification for mild and moderate myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), which also references severe ME/CFS. Further work will need to be undertaken to stren...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support British nationals stranded due to the Middle East conflict with medical needs.
Answer: The safety of British nationals remains the Government's top priority. I refer the Hon Member to the statement I gave to the House on 5 March, and the answers provided to questions raised in response. Assisted departures have now taken place from both Oma...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to keep the gov.uk website regularly updated during the Middle East conflict.
Answer: The safety of British nationals remains the Government's top priority. I refer the Hon Member to the statement I gave to the House on 5 March, and the answers provided to questions raised in response. Assisted departures have now taken place from both Oma...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support and repatriate British nationals stranded away from home due to the Middle East conflict.
Answer: The safety of British nationals remains the Government's top priority. I refer the Hon Member to the statement I gave to the House on 5 March, and the answers provided to questions raised in response. Assisted departures have now taken place from both Oma...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Seized ArticlesHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on the disposal of seized off-road electric motorbikes.
Answer: Decisions on the methods of disposal of seized vehicles are operational matters for individual police forces, or the recovery bodies acting on their behalf, to determine.The police have powers under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicl...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Disclosure of InformationHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the risk to public safety arising from the publication of sensitive information relating to the physical security of properties on local authority planning regist
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 106884 on 27 January 2026 by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Dual NationalityHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason dual British-Australian nationals, including children of such nationals who were born in Australia, will be required to hold a UK passport or a Certificate of Entitlement to enter the
Answer: Under UK immigration legislation, a dual British Citizen is not eligible for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). Dual British citizens should prove their permission to travel and enter the UK border with a valid British passport or a passport contai...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock Industry: Seasonal WorkersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to help ensure that UK sheep farmers have sufficient access to skilled seasonal shearers for the 2026 shearing season.
Answer: With a national flock of around 30m sheep, Defra recognises the importance that shearing sheep plays in managing the health and welfare of the UK flock. We acknowledge that industry faces continued challenges each year in sourcing sufficient numbers of tr...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Livestock IndustryHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of refusal to grant temporary visas to overseas sheep shearers on rural farming communities and animal welfare.
Answer: Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession had been operating for 14 years and closed after the 2025 shearing season as it reasonable to expect that over this period ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the consultation on children’s use of social media will include the option of requiring social media platforms to provide personal user controls over algorithmic content deliver
Answer: The consultation, published 2nd March, on children’s use of technology, considers a range of further measures to give children a good life online, ensuring they have the childhood they deserve and are prepared for the future.This includes exploring the op...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the list of medical conditions eligible for exemption from NHS prescription charges was last reviewed; and whether he plans to conduct a further review of that list.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Yeovil on 27 January 2026 to Question 107568.The last review of the prescription charge exemptions for people with long term conditions was conducted in 2009, by Professor Ian Gilmore, th...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding cystic fibrosis to the list of medical conditions that qualify for exemption from NHS prescription charges.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Yeovil on 27 January 2026 to Question 107568.The last review of the prescription charge exemptions for people with long term conditions was conducted in 2009, by Professor Ian Gilmore, th...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: UpratingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of discontinuing the practice of sending letters to pensioners notifying them of small uprating increases, including increases of 25 pence.
Answer: The Department keeps communications with customers under constant review. We notify individuals of decisions about their benefit, which ensures that they know how much they are entitled to and when and how payment will be made. Letters also inform claiman...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDoctors: MisconductDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will publish any correspondence sent to EU officials proposing a data sharing agreement to access doctor malpractice data from the IMI system.
Answer: Government officials recently met with the United Kingdom professional regulator of doctors, the General Medical Council (GMC), to discuss what more could be done to strengthen and improve the exchange of information between the GMC and other UK healthcar...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDoctors: MisconductDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to negotiate a data sharing agreement with the EU to access doctor malpractice data held on the Internal Market Information system.
Answer: Government officials recently met with the United Kingdom professional regulator of doctors, the General Medical Council (GMC), to discuss what more could be done to strengthen and improve the exchange of information between the GMC and other UK healthcar...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: Farnham and BordonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage community organisations, schools, and workplaces in Farnham and Bordon to register their Automated External Defibrillators on the Circuit Defibrilla
Answer: In order to increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest NHS England has worked in partnership with St John’s Ambulance and others to increase access to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Local ambulance trusts, charities, includ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Farnham and BordonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) increase the availability of defibrillators in Farnham and Bordon.
Answer: In order to increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest NHS England has worked in partnership with St John’s Ambulance and others to increase access to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Local ambulance trusts, charities, includ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFirst Aid: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance and support are provided to schools to meet basic first aid requirements in the curriculum, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillator awareness.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon to the answer provided on 26 February 2026 to Question 111782.
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Business RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending business rates relief to community pharmacies.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.In the Autumn Budget 2025,...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDoctors: MisconductDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the EU regarding access to doctor malpractice data through the Internal Market Information system.
Answer: Government officials recently met with the United Kingdom professional regulator of doctors, the General Medical Council (GMC), to discuss what more could be done to strengthen and improve the exchange of information between the GMC and other UK healthcar...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcohol Drinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure industry and civil society are prepared for the forthcoming consultation on mandatory alcohol labelling; and whether draft policy scenarios will be sha
Answer: In Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, the Government committed to strengthening and expanding existing voluntary guidelines for alcohol labelling by introducing a mandatory requirement for alcoholic drinks to display consistent nutrition...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether mandatory alcohol labelling requirements will apply to both on-trade and off-trade settings.
Answer: The recently published National Cancer Plan reiterated the commitment made in Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England, to strengthen and expand on existing voluntary guidelines for alcohol labelling by introducing a mandatory requirement for a...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of mandatory alcohol health warnings for regulatory alignment with the EU, Ireland, and other trading partners.
Answer: In both the Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England and the National Cancer Plan for England, the Government committed to strengthen and expand on existing voluntary guidelines for alcohol labelling by introducing a mandatory requirement for a...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Hazards: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of using QR codes or digital labelling to supplement mandatory on-label health warnings.
Answer: The recently published National Cancer Plan reiterated the commitment made in Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England, to strengthen and expand on existing voluntary guidelines for alcohol labelling by introducing a mandatory requirement for a...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what assessment he has made of the feasibility and cost implications of introducing rotating health warnings on alcohol products, including for long-lifecycle products such as wine.
Answer: The recently published National Cancer Plan reiterated the commitment made in Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England, to strengthen and expand on existing voluntary guidelines for alcohol labelling by introducing a mandatory requirement for a...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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