Helen Grant MP: written questions
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Written questions
Midwives: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of employment opportunities for newly qualified midwives; and what steps he is taking to ensure that qualified healthcare professiona
Answer: We recognise the difficulties newly qualified midwives are experiencing when they are seeking employment in the National Health Service. We are investing £10.6 million to fund an additional 1,000 temporary roles to help newly qualified midwives join the N...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: PassengersDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will produce a specific passenger focused plan on train travel post rail-reform as recommended by the Public Accounts Committee.
Answer: The Public Accounts Committee recommendation referred to the draft legislation of the previous Government. This Government has been clear it is committed to a relentless focus on passengers, as set out for example in the response to the consultation on th...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment regarding safety on trains following Royal Assent of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership Bill) has been undertaken.
Answer: The Department has not undertaken a specific impact assessment of the safety implications of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill following Royal Assent, as the safety regime is not changing. However, the Government continues to monitor ...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Transport Police: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the future funding arrangements for the British Transport Police in the context of rail nationalisation; and whether responsibility for its funding will transfer to central Gover
Answer: The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set annually by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA), following proposals from the Force and views from industry. BTP's costs are passed on to individual Train Operating Companies, Network Rail, and ...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of levels of public resource available where constabularies act upon intelligence or referrals generated by industry-funded vehicle crime units.
Answer: We fully recognise the serious and growing threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. The Government does not fund NaVCIS. Instead NaVCIS is funded by the industry, including finance and leasing companies, insurers and ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department intends to review transparency requirements for nationally operating police-associated units funded by private industry bodies.
Answer: We fully recognise the serious and growing threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. The Government does not fund NaVCIS. Instead NaVCIS is funded by the industry, including finance and leasing companies, insurers and ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that outcome-linked funding arrangements do not give rise to perceived conflicts of interest in operational decision-making.
Answer: We fully recognise the serious and growing threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. The Government does not fund NaVCIS. Instead NaVCIS is funded by the industry, including finance and leasing companies, insurers and ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers have received information regarding funding arrangements for both fixed contributions and payments calculated by reference to the value of vehicles recovered.
Answer: Vehicle recovery Statutory fees are prescribed in secondary legislation under road traffic vehicle recovery powers.The statutory framework provides for both fixed charges and variable payments that reflect the size, condition and recovery requirements of ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Vehicle Crime Intelligence ServiceHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the governance arrangements applying to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS), including its industry funding model.
Answer: We fully recognise the serious and growing threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy.The Government does not fund NaVCIS. Instead NaVCIS is funded by the industry, including finance and leasing companies, insurers and h...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular Activities: VettingDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of barriers to adopting a unified national safeguarding framework for extracurricular activities involving children; and if she will m
Answer: This government is committed to safeguarding children and protecting them from harm across all extracurricular activities.These activities often take place within out-of-school settings, however, some are run directly by schools and, if so, the schools’ e...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular Activities: VettingDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department assesses the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements for extracurricular activities involving children, including voluntary compliance, self-regulation, and non-statutory guidance.
Answer: This government is committed to safeguarding children and protecting them from harm across all extracurricular activities.These activities often take place within out-of-school settings, however, some are run directly by schools and, if so, the schools’ e...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular Activities: VettingDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of evidence from public inquiries, serious case reviews and independent safeguarding reports on risks associated with unregulated ex
Answer: This government is committed to safeguarding children and protecting them from harm across all extracurricular activities.These activities often take place within out-of-school settings, however, some are run directly by schools and, if so, the schools’ e...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular Activities: VettingDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory safeguarding requirements for extracurricular activities involving children in England.
Answer: This government is committed to safeguarding children and protecting them from harm across all extracurricular activities.These activities often take place within out-of-school settings, however, some are run directly by schools and, if so, the schools’ e...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: LiabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 109991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she intends to publish statutory guidance or a code of practice setting out the duty of care owed by higher education providers to their students.
Answer: Universities are already required to comply with their duties under the common law and legislation such as the Equality Act 2010, which includes an anticipatory duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled students, including those with mental health ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her planned timetable is for the implementation of (a) Sections 61 to 64 and (b) Section 70 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022; and whether her
Answer: Government remains committed to implementing the remaining provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 as soon as possible. Sections 61-64 of the Act will commence on 7 April 2026. My Department is considering options...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of commencing Section 70 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.
Answer: Government remains committed to implementing the remaining provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 as soon as possible. Sections 61-64 of the Act will commence on 7 April 2026. My Department is considering options...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to bring section 70 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 into force.
Answer: Government remains committed to implementing the remaining provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 as soon as possible. Sections 61-64 of the Act will commence on 7 April 2026. My Department is considering options...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Hearing Impairment and Visual ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which recommendations of the Government’s British Sign Language Advisory Board he will implement to ensure the NHS is accessible to deaf and blind people.
Answer: Under the Equality Act 2010, health and care organisations have a legal duty to make changes in their approach and provision to ensure that services are as accessible to disabled people as they are for everybody else.All National Health Service organisati...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Gene TherapiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support the development of treatments for Huntington's disease and (b) improve the ability of the NHS to deliver new gene therapies for people living with
Answer: We recognise the significant challenges faced by those living with rare diseases such as Huntington’s Disease. The Department supports research into Huntington’s disease through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR infrastructu...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Works: Working HoursDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support local councils in dealing with emergency road closures by utilities companies; and whether she plans to allow highways authorities to extend working hours in such situations.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that emergency street works by utilities companies are managed efficiently and with minimal disruption to local communities. Highway authorities already have effective powers under the current legislati...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceAttorney GeneralTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82306More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what estimate she has made of the number of additional Crown prosecutors that will be required to help reduce violence against women and girls.
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) National Operating Model (NOM) for adult rape prosecutions and the CPS-Police Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan (DA JJP) are central to improving outcomes in cases involving violence against women and girls (VAWG). Th...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRape: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what date he plans to introduce free independent legal advice for adult rape victims.
Answer: The Government continues to progress the manifesto commitment to introduce free independent legal advice (ILA) for victims of adult rape, to help them understand and feel confident in their legal rights.ILAs will be able to help victims with issues includ...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRape: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the operation of specialist courts to fast-track rape cases.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving victims’ experience of the justice system. We commissioned Sir Brian Leveson to propose bold and ambitious measures to deliver swifter justice for victims, including for victims of sexual violence, in his Independ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that additional NHS funding leads to pay rises for (a) nurses and (b) other frontline staff.
Answer: The Department has remitted the independent pay review bodies (PRBs) to begin their work on pay recommendations for 2026/27 for nurses and other frontline National Health Service staff. The Government will carefully consider the PRB recommendations, which...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntington's Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve care for people with Huntington's disease.
Answer: The revised NHS England Specialised Neurology Services (adults) Specification 2025 outlines a comprehensive model of care, detailing the requirements for specialised neurology services but also outlining the expectations of a system wide approach. It arti...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
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