Helen Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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Electronic WarfareCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80984More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK 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
Original Parliament recordDisability: SportsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support people with disabilities to partake in sport activities.
Answer: The Government believes that opportunities to play sport and get physically active should be available to everyone. At my recent visit to Kiveton Park FC it was a pleasure to see firsthand how the club’s inspirational work is empowering disabled children...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordExerciseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote regular exercise.
Answer: The Government and the National Health Service recognise that reducing physical inactivity in people of all ages is important in helping people live longer, healthier lives. Building movement back into people’s everyday lives is a key part of the Health M...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: InternetCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80981More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of expenditure on marketing the prepare.campaign.gov.uk website on public preparedness in the event of an emergency.
Answer: The Prepare website brings together advice and useful material from a range of sources into one place to help individuals, households and communities prepare for emergencies. The civil service hours were not recorded. The cost of creating the content for ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: InternetCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80980More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what marketing (a) has taken place and (b) is planned to drive traffic to the prepare.campaign.gov.uk website.
Answer: The Prepare website brings together advice and useful material from a range of sources into one place to help individuals, households and communities prepare for emergencies. The civil service hours were not recorded. The cost of creating the content for ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: InternetCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80979More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many unique visitors with (a) a UK IP address and (b) IP addresses from elsewhere have accessed the prepare.campaign.gov.uk website since the sub-domain was first set up.
Answer: The Prepare website brings together advice and useful material from a range of sources into one place to help individuals, households and communities prepare for emergencies. The civil service hours were not recorded. The cost of creating the content for ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: InternetCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80978More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service hours were incurred in creating prepare.campaign.gov.uk; and what the cost was.
Answer: The Prepare website brings together advice and useful material from a range of sources into one place to help individuals, households and communities prepare for emergencies. The civil service hours were not recorded. The cost of creating the content for ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support (a) schools, (b) sports clubs and (c) community groups with the cost of purchasing defibrillators.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care’s Community AED Fund delivered 3,080 new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to local communities between September 2023 and February 2025.The Department for Education has published specific guidance on the pr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: VATDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on zero-rating defibrillators for VAT.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not discussed zero-rating defibrillators for VAT with my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.The Government provides VAT reliefs to aid with the purchase of automated ex...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Sanitary ProductsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will ensure that menstrual products provided through the free school programme are (a) organic and (b) reusable.
Answer: Nobody should have to miss out on education because of their period, which is why the department provides free period products to girls and women in their place of study through the Period Products Scheme. The scheme offers a broad range of products for ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSanitary Products: ChemicalsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will introduce routine testing of menstrual products for chemical residues.
Answer: The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 require that only safe products, in their normal or reasonably foreseeable use, are placed on the market. There are obligations on Producers and distributors to where reasonable, sample test products to check sa...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSanitary Products: Glyphosate and Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of exposure to (a) glyphosate, (b) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and (c) heavy metals in period products on public health.
Answer: During the passage of the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025, the Government committed to consult on period product safety. As part of this Officials are reviewing the need for any further research and testing for harmful chemicals and heavy metals...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMigraines: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve access to effective treatments for migraine and (b) reduce waiting times for (i) diagnosis and (ii) referral to specialist services.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline, Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and management, sets out best practice for healthcare professionals in the care, treatment, and support of people who suffer from headaches, including...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: MigrainesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to people with migraine in employment; whether migraine is recognised as a disabling condition where appropriate; and what steps he is taking to promote migraine-fri
Answer: Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions, such as migraines, to thrive in the workforce. All employers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make ‘reasonable adjustmen...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRapeHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to issue public guidance on the limitations and risks of self-swab rape kits in order to ensure survivors of sexual violence are directed to Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Answer: We recognise the devastating impact of sexual violence, which is why we are absolutely committed to tackling rape and sexual offences and achieving the best possible outcome for victims.We are aware of self-swabbing kits being promoted and made available ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the UK’s reliance on imported produce from countries facing high climate-related agricultural vulnerabilities.
Answer: To ensure a consistent supply of food, the UK relies upon a combination of strong domestic production from the UK’s agricultural and food manufacturing sectors, and a diverse range of overseas supply sources. Trade supports UK food supply resilience. This...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFruit and Vegetables: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to diversify UK fruit and vegetable supply chains away from climate-vulnerable regions.
Answer: To ensure a consistent supply of food, the UK relies on a combination of strong domestic production from the UK’s agricultural and food manufacturing sectors, and a diverse range of overseas supply sources. Trade supports UK food supply resilience. This i...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce multi-year funding settlements for children’s hospices.
Answer: Children and young people’s hospices do incredible work to support seriously ill children and their families and loved ones when they need it most, and we recognise the incredibly tough pressures they are facing.We are providing £26 million in revenue fun...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking in response to the findings by Together for Short Lives in their report entitled The State of Children’s Palliative Care 2025.
Answer: Children and young people’s hospices do incredible work to support seriously ill children and their families and loved ones when they need it most, and we recognise the incredibly tough pressures they are facing.We are providing £26 million in revenue fun...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned level of ringfenced NHS funding for children’s hospices is after 2025-26.
Answer: Children and young people’s hospices do incredible work to support seriously ill children and their families and loved ones when they need it most, and we recognise the incredibly tough pressures they are facing.We are providing £26 million in revenue fun...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: SewersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what enforcement mechanisms are in place to ensure developers implement and maintain Sustainable Drainage Systems to the required standards in new developments.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 37386 on 18 March 2025.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has a set timeline for achieving Good Ecological Status for all waterbodies in England.
Answer: The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), transposed into our law through the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) 2017, has an overall goal to aim to achieve Good Ecological Status (GES) for surface water by December 2027, subj...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: PhosphorusDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to expand phosphorus reduction targets to include smaller upstream wastewater treatment works.
Answer: Phosphorus levels in treated wastewater are monitored by the Environment Agency (EA), and the discharge of phosphorus from wastewater treatment works is managed in accordance with discharge permit conditions, also enforced by the Environment Agency. The E...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered using multi-year rolling averages to measure progress on reducing storm overflow discharges.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) considers seasonal variations, including periods of low river flow, when setting and reviewing environmental permits for water discharge and groundwater activities under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulati...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: Capital InvestmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the £104 billion investment in water and sewage infrastructure announced in July 2025 is aligned with figures proposed in water companies’ most recent Drainage and Wastewater M
Answer: All English and Welsh water and sewerage companies published their final Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs), which informed the 2024 periodic review. These DWMPs were produced on a voluntary basis to industry-led guidance. The current cycle ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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