Helen Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure aid air drops are carried out safely to avoid unintentional harm.
Answer: In the last few years, the UK has been involved in a limited number of aid air drops operations, specifically into Gaza. The latest effort in July 2025 was led by Jordan where up to £500,000 of humanitarian aid was procured by the UK and placed onto Royal...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Climate ChangeHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) current and (b) future impact of the number of people seeking asylum in the UK because of the impact of climate change in their count
Answer: The Home Office regularly assess all potential current and future causes of asylum and irregular migration to the UK, including the impact of climate change on the movement of people. The Home Office and other Government departments consider all available...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set a national target for eliminating corridor care in NHS hospitals.
Answer: We are doing everything we can as fast as we can to eliminate corridor care. The Government is determined to get the National Health Service back on its feet, so that patients can be treated with dignity.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan, published in Ju...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted detailed (a) costings and (b) delivery timetables for the commitments outlined in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
Answer: The Government has been clear that the previous administration’s 2023 Long Term Workforce Plan was unsustainable and based on outdated models of care. We have committed instead to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan which will replace the 2023 plan and cr...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward the timeline for social care reform.
Answer: The Government is already delivering reform to adult social care and progressing towards a future National Care Service. This progress is built on higher standards, greater choice and control, and better join-up between services — with over £4 billion of ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed discharges from hospitals due to inadequate adult social care provision on overall NHS capacity.
Answer: The Government recognises that delays to hospital discharge impact National Health Service capacity. There are multiple factors contributing to delayed discharges, including processes within hospitals and the availability of appropriate care packages.The ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular ActivitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in living costs on children's levels of access to (a) extracurricular activities, (b) school trips and (c) enrichment programmes.
Answer: The department has recently announced the extension of the holiday activities and food programme (HAF) with over £600 million for the next three financial years. This means nutritious meals and exciting activities for more than half a million children acr...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousehold Support Fund: South EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund in the South East, in the context of changes in food and housing costs.
Answer: In January 2025, the Department published an evaluation of the fourth Household Support Fund (HSF) scheme, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. We will use findings from delivery of the Household Support Fund to inform policy for the new Crisis an...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of designating all chalk streams as protected habitats under a bespoke legal framework.
Answer: Chalk streams are a source of national pride, and this Government is committed to protecting these iconic British waterways for future generations. We have announced an ambitious programme of reforms to clean up our rivers, lakes, and seas for good: we wi...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to address (a) over-abstraction, (b) phosphorus loading, and (c) urban development pressures on chalk streams.
Answer: Restoring our chalk streams to better ecological health is a core ambition of our overall programme of work to clean up rivers, lakes and seas for good.We are tackling one of the biggest threats to chalk streams by reducing harmful abstraction by an estim...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what recent assessment her Department has made of adequacy of the ecological health of chalk streams; and (b) what steps she is taking to meet Environment Act 2021 targets for thei
Answer: Under the Environment Act 2021, a legally binding target was set to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment from agriculture entering the water environment by 40% by 2038. We have committed to a review of the Environmental Improvement Plan which will se...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's timetable is for publishing its planned consultation on bringing the licensing of shotguns under Section 2 of the Firearms Act 1968 in line with the licensing requirements under
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February this year, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns, to bring them more into line with the contr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: ResettlementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the August 2025 data breach for people with outstanding ARAP applications; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that breach on the (a)
Answer: The Ministry of Defence assessed that this incident did not pose a significant threat to the safety of ARAP principals. This incident surrounded data for those arriving on flights into the UK, meaning that their eligible decisions had already been made. T...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: ResettlementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people eligible under the ARAP scheme are still awaiting relocation.
Answer: On 9 October 2025, there were circa. 4,200 applicants and their family members who had received notification of eligibility under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme and were awaiting relocation to the UK. The figure is an estimate,...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will exempt imports of in-scope raw materials that are used in the manufacture of military equipment in line with the EU UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Answer: From 1 January 2027, the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will apply to specific goods imported from the aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen, and iron & steel sectors. The specific goods are listed in the Government response to the con...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordConflict Prevention: Economic SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implication for her policies of the the IMF report, the Urgency of Conflict Prevention – A Macroeconomic Perspective, published in 2024.
Answer: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international financial institutions (IFIs) bring valuable expertise and investment to address key drivers of fragility and conflict, improving employment and livelihoods, natural resource management, access...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on market systems strengthening by country in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: Market system strengthening has been a core part of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) approach to development for over two decades. Roughly 50 different country programmes, and at least 15 centrally managed, multi-country programme...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordConflict Prevention: ImmigrationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the level of funding for (a) conflict prevention, (b) mediation and (c) peacebuilding building efforts on l
Answer: We take a comprehensive and integrated approach to tackling conflict using all our diplomatic, development and security levers and working closely with our international partners. This approach recognises that addressing conflict effectively is not only a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he will publish a framework for the assessment of the potential impact of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answer: The UK concluded a landmark economic deal with the US in May which will save thousands of jobs, protect key British industries, and help drive economic growth.We remain focused on implementing the first phase of the deal so that businesses up and down the...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he will publish an economic impact assessment of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answer: The UK concluded a landmark economic deal with the US in May which will save thousands of jobs, protect key British industries, and help drive economic growth.We remain focused on implementing the first phase of the deal so that businesses up and down the...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordReasonable AdjustmentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a right to request workplace modifications for employees not covered under the duty to make reasonable adjustments established in
Answer: This Department has made no such assessment. Reasonable adjustments are changes an employer makes to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to someone's disability. All employers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ in...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for people with epilepsy from Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisers.
Answer: The department recognises that epilepsy is a serious neurological condition, which can greatly affect an individual’s ability to work and live well. Disability Employment Advisers are trained work coaches , followed by additional role specific learning de...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: EpilepsyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of people with epilepsy in the workplace.
Answer: Good work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Backed by £240 million investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched last November will drive fo...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordReasonable Adjustments: EpilepsyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure employers provide reasonable adjustments for employees with epilepsy.
Answer: All employers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ in the workplace where a disabled employee, including employees with epilepsy, would otherwise be put at a substantial disadvantage compared with their colleagues. The ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: EpilepsyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80935More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to reduce discrimination faced by people diagnosed with epilepsy in the workplace.
Answer: Under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) protection is available where a worker or job applicant’s condition fits the definition of a disability set out in section 6 of the Act. Under the Act, a person meets the definition of disability if they have ‘a physi...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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