Helen Maguire MP: written questions
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LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what transitional arrangements apply to leaseholders pursuing enfranchisement claims while awaiting implementation of the new valuation framework.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 103549 on 14 January 2026 and to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278).
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: Nuclear WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she and Cabinet colleagues have had with their Chinese counterpart on the expansion of China's nuclear weapons.
Answer: We engage in regular dialogue with China on security matters at both official and ministerial levels. These exchanges include discussions on nuclear weapons, conducted bilaterally as well as through the P5 process, which brings together the five nuclear w...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her proposed timetable is for publishing her Department's white paper related to Schools and SEND.
Answer: On 23 February, we published two major documents: the ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ Schools White Paper and the SEND Consultation Document. Together, these set out our plans to build an education system that will ensure that children and young peop...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SurreyDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the average time taken by Surrey County Council to repair a reported pothole in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold information on the average time taken by Surrey County Council to repair reported potholes. Operational decisions on the management and repair of local roads rest with the local highway authority, which has a dut...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase pothole repairs.
Answer: The Government has provided a record investment of £7.3 billion for local highways maintenance over the next four years. This new four-year funding settlement is in addition to the Government’s investment of £1.6 billion this financial year, a £500 millio...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support community pharmacies from the potential impact of changes to the living wage, national insurance and business rates.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.In 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework has been increa...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Care: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve digital infrastructure and IT connectivity for community care in primary care settings.
Answer: In 2026/27, and as per the Medium Term Planning Framework – delivering change together 2026/27 to 2028/29, all integrated care boards and community health services providers must identify and act on productivity opportunities, including ensuring teams hav...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication of the National Cancer Plan, if he will present the Plan's annual summary of progress to the House.
Answer: A reformed National Cancer Board, jointly chaired by the Department and an independent representative, will track progress and provide regular updates to ministers.Across the life of the plan, ministers will publish an annual summary of progress, along wi...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: PathologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that there will be enough pathologists to support the Plan’s delivery.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan sets out how we will strengthen the cancer workforce, including for diagnostics, such as pathology. The plan sets out sustainable workforce growth, focused not on simply expanding numbers but on ensuring staff are properly trained...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of including social care roles within any public service concession.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It was subject to a public consultation, which ran until 12 February 2026.As p...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain criteria on the number of staff in the social care sector.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It was subject to a public consultation, which ran until 12 February 2026.As p...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain criteria on the social care workforce in Epsom and Ewell constituency.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It was subject to a public consultation, which ran until 12 February 2026.As p...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks; and whether respiratory conditions will be considered.
Answer: Modern service frameworks will define an aspirational, long-term outcome goal for a major condition and then identify the best evidenced interventions and the support for delivery. Early priorities will include cardiovascular disease, severe mental illnes...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of (a) respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in (i) Epsom and
Answer: The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHighway Code: PublicityDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing a public awareness campaign to promote the new Highway Code rules.
Answer: Improving road safety is one of my Department’s highest priorities. Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. That is why on 7 January...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish its review of safeguarding requirements in childcare nurseries.
Answer: The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority, and we continually monitor and review safeguarding requirements for early years settings to make sure children are kept safe.In September 2025 the department implemented changes to the early year...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNurseries: CCTVDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold a consultation on the mandatory use of CCTV in childcare nurseries.
Answer: The early years foundation stage statutory framework requires providers to have safeguarding policies that address the use of mobile phones, cameras, and other electronic devices with imaging and sharing capabilities. Decisions about installing and using ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: SuicideDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support school’s in administering statutory suicide prevention training from September 2026.
Answer: The updated 'relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education' statutory guidance, published on 15 July 2025, will be implemented in schools from September 2026. The guidance strengthens content on mental health and wellbeing and requires that a...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordService Industries: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that businesses undertaking a transition to digital services, such as BT’s transition to Digital Voice, have considered the potential impac
Answer: The Government is committed to ensure that any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the analogue Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers across the UK.Government s...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordService Industries: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that businesses switching to digital services, such as BT’s transition to Digital Voice, communicate these changes appropriately with custo
Answer: The Government is committed to ensure that any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the analogue Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers across the UK.Government s...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Protection Authority: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and the Home Secretary on the Child Protection Authority consultation.
Answer: Ministers meet regularly through the Keeping Children Safe Ministerial Board and the Inter-Ministerial Group on Child Sexual Abuse, where the Child Protection Authority (CPA) is regularly discussed. Both of these groups will continue to monitor progress o...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: CiviliansMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99038 on Armed Conflict: Civilians, to list what metrics were used during the external review to measure the effectiveness of the Ministry of Defence's appro
Answer: In 2025, the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Human Security Policy Unit commissioned an external, independent review of the MOD’s current civilian harm mitigation and response policy; the report also considers the impact of gender and age of civilians. The me...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: CiviliansMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99038 on Armed Conflict: Civilians, if he will publish the conclusions of the external review.
Answer: In 2025, the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Human Security Policy Unit commissioned an external, independent review of the MOD’s current civilian harm mitigation and response policy; the report also considers the impact of gender and age of civilians. The me...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to introduce legislation on driving licence requirements for motorcycle and moped delivery riders; and what timetable she envisages for bringing forward such legislation.
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. This includes a consultation on proposed reforms to the training, testing and licensing for motorcycles and mopeds. Further steps...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of motorcycle riders operating on learner plates beyond two years through repeated completion of Compulsory Basic Training.
Answer: Currently, to gain a full motorcycle licence, individuals’ must pass a theory test and both parts of the practical test. Both Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) and theory certificates have a two-year validity, and if an individual has not passed their test ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
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