Hannah Spencer MP: written questions

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Written questions

Prescription Drugs: Cost EffectivenessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to UIN 114047 on Prescription Drugs: Cost Effectiveness answered on 4 March 2026, if he will provide a copy of the a) impact assessment and b) details of modelling for changes to the
Answer: There are no plans to provide an impact assessment or details of the modelling in relation to changes to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s cost-effectiveness threshold to the Health and Social Care Select Committee. Information inclu...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
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Social Rented Housing: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to provide new powers for councils to help bring more long-term empty homes into use.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 104908 on 19 January 2026.
Answered 5 Jun 2026
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Department for Education: RedundancyDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure no compulsory redundancies among staff who cannot relocate from her Department's offices which are closing.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting colleagues affected by the closure of six office locations and have developed a package of mitigations to support those affected, resulting in the majority of colleagues accepting moves to one of our remaining eig...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
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Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Ninth Report of the Environmental Audit Committee of Session 2024-26 on Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), HC 852, pu
Answer: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as ‘forever chemicals’, represent one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. On 3 February 2026, the Government fulfilled its commitment from the revised Environmental Improveme...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
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Autism: Departmental CoordinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the development of the next national Autism Strategy is aligned with (a) the Department for Education’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Answer: The Autism Act 2009 places a duty on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to consult on, publish, and keep under review a national strategy for meeting the needs of autistic adults in England. My Rt Hon. Friend may choose ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Autism: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeline is for publishing a new national Autism Strategy.
Answer: The Autism Act 2009 places a duty on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to consult on, publish, and keep under review a national strategy for meeting the needs of autistic adults in England. My Rt Hon. Friend may choose ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Autism: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the development of the next national Autism Strategy is co-produced with autistic people and their families.
Answer: The Autism Act 2009 places a duty on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to consult on, publish, and keep under review a national strategy for meeting the needs of autistic adults in England. My Rt Hon. Friend may choose ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Autism: Departmental CoordinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how responsibility for delivering the next national Autism Strategy will be coordinated across the Department for a) Education, b) Health and Social Care) Work and Pensions d) other Government Depa
Answer: The Autism Act 2009 places a duty on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to consult on, publish, and keep under review a national strategy for meeting the needs of autistic adults in England. My Rt Hon. Friend may choose ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Autism: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics will be used to assess whether the next national Autism Strategy improves outcomes for autistic people across a) education b) health and c) employment.
Answer: The Autism Act 2009 places a duty on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to consult on, publish, and keep under review a national strategy for meeting the needs of autistic adults in England. My Rt Hon. Friend may choose ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Asylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ UIN 121674, tabled on 17 March 2026 on Asylum: Artificial Intelligence if people will be informed if their asylum case is being assessed with the input of AI under the ACS and APS sche
Answer: Both ACS and APS underwent user acceptance testing and evaluation was conducted following pilots of both tools. All caseworkers were given comprehensive training on the use of APS before it was operationalised (to note ACS is not yet fully operational). A...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Asylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ UIN 121674, tabled on 17 March 2026 on Asylum: Artificial Intelligence what a)steps were taken at the design stage to assess b)mechanisms are in place to monitor the i) accuracy ii) po
Answer: Both ACS and APS underwent user acceptance testing and evaluation was conducted following pilots of both tools. All caseworkers were given comprehensive training on the use of APS before it was operationalised (to note ACS is not yet fully operational). A...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Furs: Imports and SalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU SPS Agreement on the UK's ability to unilaterally ban the import and sale of fur products.
Answer: As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on May 19, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area. Negotiations with the EU on the SPS agreement are underway. While those discussions are ongoing, we cannot provide a r...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the latest School Teachers' Review Body report on teacher’s pay; and what discussions she has had with head teachers and their representatives on (a) the publication date of that repor
Answer: The government has received the School Teachers’ Review Body’s 36th Report. As is the case each year once the report is received, the government is now in the process of discussing the recommendations and will publish the report, in addition to the govern...
Answered 10 Apr 2026
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Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the recommendation on the competitiveness of teachers’ pay in The National Foundation for Educational Research repor
Answer: The department notes the recent National Foundation for Educational Research report, which highlights some improvement in the competitiveness of teachers’ pay.The department values all teachers, which is why we have delivered two above inflation awards th...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
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