Helen Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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Armed Forces: Domestic AbuseMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support armed forces personnel who have experienced intimate partner violence and abuse.
Answer: Defence will not tolerate domestic abuse in any form and will respond to any formal allegations and take necessary action against perpetrators. Addressing domestic abuse is a ministerial priority and a shared responsibility for defence leaders, and provid...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that accessible electric vehicle charging standards fully meet disabled users’ needs.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that public charging infrastructure is accessible for all. Earlier this year, the Government and Motability Foundation co-sponsored a review of the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 1899:2022 standards for char...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to deliver accessible electric vehicle charge points across (a) motorways and (b) major ‘A’ road networks with provision that meets (i) current and (ii) projected future dema
Answer: A reliable, accessible public charging network to support EV drivers on long journeys is essential. On accessibility, the Government will continue to work with industry and other parties to ensure effective implementation of the Publicly Available Standar...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve the regulation of water companies.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, examined how to strengthen the regulation and delivery of water services to better support long-term water security, sustainable growth, and environmental protection. The Commission's final report...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential challenges of working with private finance companies to help deliver neighbourhood health centres.
Answer: The Government announced in the 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy on 19 June 2025, and in the 10-Year Health plan published on 3 July 2025, that it will explore the feasibility of using new Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to deliver certain types of prim...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Environment Agency increases its attendance rate at pollution incidents.
Answer: Ministers meet regularly with the Environment Agency Chair and Chief Executive to discuss performance across the Environment Agency’s remit.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy Foundation College: GirlsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 16 to 18 year olds girls have attended Army Foundation College Harrogate in each of the last five years.
Answer: The annual female attendee figures are provided in the table below; all figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Courses straddle multiple calendar years, meaning some recruits who joined in one year and remain in attendance the following year will be...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy Foundation College: Young PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 16 to 18 year olds attended Army Foundation College Harrogate in each of the last five years.
Answer: The annual attendee figures are provided in the table below; all figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Courses straddle multiple calendar years, meaning some recruits who joined in one year and remain in attendance the following year will be counte...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DischargesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medically discharged service personnel were provided with mental health assessments as part of their discharge process in each year since 2023.
Answer: The number of UK Armed Forces personnel medically discharged with a Structured Mental Health Assessment (SMHA) entered into their electronic medical record is as follows: 1,198 in 2023-24 (of 1,963 UK regular Armed Forces medical discharges)1,319 in 2024-...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DischargesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time was between a service personnel being medically discharged and them receiving a copy of their full medical records in each of the last three years.
Answer: When an individual leaves the Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence recognises the importance of facilitating the transfer of healthcare information to their civilian healthcare provider(s). On leaving Defence Medical Services (DMS) care, Service personnel ar...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DischargesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time was between a service personnel being informed of a decision to medically discharge them and the date of their discharge in each year since 2023.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has comprehensive policies and procedures in place to facilitate a smooth discharge process for UK Service personnel leaving their Service. Policy provides a timeline of actions to be taken from nine months before leaving; th...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DischargesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department provided to (a) Defence Transition Services, (b) Personal Recovery Units and (c) the Veterans Welfare Service in each year since 2023.
Answer: It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's Question. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DischargesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of medically discharged service personnel were referred to (a) Defence Transition Services, (b) Personal Recovery Units, (c) Personal Support Groups and (d) the Veterans Welfare Servi
Answer: It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's Question. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DischargesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were medically discharged in each year since 2023.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence publishes annual statistical information on medical discharges in the UK Armed Forces. The number of UK regular Armed Forces personnel medically discharged in each year since 2023 can be found in the published information available...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DischargesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support veterans to (a) secure employment, (b) access appropriate housing and (c) access mental health support following medical discharge.
Answer: This Government is fully committed to ensuring that all veterans, including those undergoing medical discharge, have easy access to support when and where it is needed. Personnel who are medically discharged are automatically referred to Defence Transitio...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DischargesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the discharge process for service personnel.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has comprehensive policies and procedures in place to facilitate a smooth discharge process for UK Service personnel leaving their Service. Policy provides a timeline of actions to be taken from nine months before leaving; th...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services for (a) service personnel and (b) veterans.
Answer: Defence Medical Services (DMS) has established Defence Mental Health Networks (DMHNs) across the UK to improve access to mental health services for Service personnel. These specialist community mental health services provide enhanced access to expert asse...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSanitary Products: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that menstrual products are subject to the (a) the UK Medical Devices Regulations 2002, (b) UK Cosmetics regulation and (c) other relevant regulations.
Answer: Period products are not regulated as a medical device in the UK. They are regulated under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, which require that only safe products, in their normal or reasonably foreseeable use, are placed on the market. There ar...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he has issued to sexual assault survivors on the utility of self-swab rape kits in the criminal justice process.
Answer: Victims of sexual violence are encouraged to attend a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), where trained professionals can provide holistic care and collect forensic evidence in line with established standards. SARCs operate within the framework of the ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in the early adopter scheme free breakfast clubs are eligible for free school meals.
Answer: From the start of summer term 2025, we have funded 750 schools to deliver a free breakfast club as part of our early adopter scheme. All reception to year 6 pupils at these schools are able to access the free clubs.Early adopter schools were selected base...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Guarantee: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure young people with SEND can access the Youth Guarantee.
Answer: The ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper introduced the Youth Guarantee, ensuring every 18 to 21 year-old in England can access education, training, an apprenticeship, supported internships or help to find work. The department is working to make this inclusi...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility for the Youth Guarantee to include all 16–24-year-olds.
Answer: As set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper, we are developing a Youth Guarantee to ensure young people can access high-quality training, apprenticeships, or personalised support to find work. As a first step, we are working with eight Youth Guarant...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: CybercrimeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of cyber-attacks against the NHS since 2021.
Answer: We do not hold data for the total economic impact of cyber incidents on National Health Service organisations specifically.Cyber-attacks can have a significant economic impact. The WannaCry cyber-attack in 2017 was estimated by the Department to have cost...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: BusinessDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if her Department will issue guidance to businesses to protect against cyber-attacks.
Answer: The government has written to Chairs and CEOs of the largest UK companies and asked them to better identify and protect themselves from cyber threats by making cyber a board-level priority by using the Cyber Governance Code, signing up to the National Cyb...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic WarfareCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80985More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to increase the UK’s readiness against cyber-attacks.
Answer: The CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre said this week that the gap between the rising pace of the cyber threat and the UK’s collective resilience against it continues to grow. Cyber attacks are increasing in scale and impact. The number of national...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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