Helen Grant MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Rare 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
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TribunalsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, whether she plans to stipulate time limits for dealing with
Answer: The Home Secretary confirmed in a statement to the House of Commons on 1 September that further information regarding Tribunal system reforms will be provided in due course. The statement can be accessed here: Borders and Asylum - Hansard - UK Parliament
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TribunalsHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025WithdrawnUIN 77501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, whether she plans to stipulate time limits for cases.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TribunalsHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025WithdrawnUIN 77500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, what the responsibilities will be of the professionally trained adjudica
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TribunalsHome OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, whether first-tier tribunal judges of the immigration and asylum chamber
Answer: The Home Secretary confirmed in a statement to the House of Commons on 1 September that further information regarding Tribunal system reforms will be provided in due course. The statement can be accessed here: Borders and Asylum - Hansard - UK Parliament.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TribunalsHome OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, how long she expects it will take to train an adjudicator to make decisi
Answer: The Home Secretary confirmed in a statement to the House of Commons on 1 September that further information regarding Tribunal system reforms will be provided in due course. The statement can be accessed here: Borders and Asylum - Hansard - UK Parliament.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TribunalsHome OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025, whether her Department plans to use primary legislation to (a) establish
Answer: The Home Secretary confirmed in a statement to the House of Commons on 1 September that further information regarding Tribunal system reforms will be provided in due course. The statement can be accessed here: Borders and Asylum - Hansard - UK Parliament.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the education of women and girls globally.
Answer: The UK is committed to empowering women and girls around the world through our international work. We work through the humanitarian system, leveraging multilateral institutions' funding, and strategically deploying scarce resources to improve access to qu...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: TaxationTreasuryTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61523More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the taxable turnover SMEs can earn in a12-month period before registering for VAT.
Answer: At £90,000, the UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU country and the joint highest in the OECD. This keeps the majority of businesses out of the VAT regime altogether.
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will launch a public consultation on the proposed changes to EHCP eligibility criteria.
Answer: This government inherited a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system that has been failing to meet the needs of children and families for far too long. We know that families face real challenges with EHC plans and that even after fighting ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCystic Fibrosis: Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to protect patients with cystic fibrosis in the context of a shortage of Creon gastro-resistant capsules.
Answer: The Department is in regular discussions with the supplier of Creon on the latest stock availability and the actions that are being taken to mitigate the supply issue that is affecting the whole of the United Kingdom. Through these discussions we have man...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that property management companies (a) accurately relay charges to customers, (b) respond to correspondence within reasonable timeframes and (c)
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 38576 on 24 March 2025 and Question 37829 on 20 March 2025.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFirstPortMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the adequacy of the service provided by First Port property management.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service at the hands of unscrupulous property agents.Legislation is currently enforced by local authorities and by the National Trading Standards’ Lettings and Estate...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accessibility of face-to-face GP appointments (a) in general and (b) for people less digitally literate.
Answer: General practitioners (GPs) must provide face to face appointments alongside remote consultations. Online services must always be provided in addition to, rather than as a replacement for, in-person consultations.The GP contract also makes clear that pati...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to further support Ukraine.
Answer: The UK continues to step up its assistance, spending £4.5 billion on military support for Ukraine this year - more than ever before. This includes £2.26 billion of interest from frozen Russian assets which the UK will use to source essential military capa...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Q3 of the oral evidence given by the Lady Chief Justice of England to the Justice Select Committee on 26 November 2024, HC 421, what estimate she has made of the total cost of sitting the extra
Answer: 113,000 sitting days are a theoretical maximum of judicial sitting days in the Crown Court. It is not clear whether other parts of the system – for example the availability of counsel - could sustain that level of sitting, and therefore it is not correct ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has plans to increase the use of artificial intelligence in the HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.AI has the potential to enable service...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLaw ReportingMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost of a (a) court and (b) tribunal hearing transcript is.
Answer: The cost of a court or tribunal transcript varies, depending on the length of the hearing, whether the transcript is new or a copy, and the speed of delivery requested. HMCTS contracts with external suppliers to provide court transcripts who hold data on ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLaw Reporting: ExpenditureMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of accessing court transcripts for each of the last five years.
Answer: The cost incurred by HM Courts and Tribunals Service for transcription services in the five most recent financial years (April – March) is as below:Financial YearTotal Spend (£)2019-201,252,2012020-21939,3092021-221,258,3532022-231,104,6672023-241,043,971...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
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