Helen Maguire MP: written questions
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Fireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving local authorities the power to create firework-free zones.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential the merits of giving local authority the powers to create fireworks control zones. Building on the work of my predecessor, I will continue to engage with counterparts in Scotland to understand the impact Firewo...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordQueen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People: RedundancyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for staff being made redundant by the closure of the Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People.
Answer: Following notification of staff being at risk of redundancy DWP provides support to both employers and individuals through our dedicated service (the Rapid Redundancy Support). Local Employer Advisors will make contact the employers/or individuals to offe...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAssistance AnimalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all assistant dog handlers are treated consistently by (a) employers and (b) service providers regardless of how their dog was trained.
Answer: Assistance dogs are not funded or provided by the Government, and assistance dogs are not regulated or defined in law.There are well established dog training organisations which have international accreditation and are members of the umbrella coalition As...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAssistance AnimalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to establish a process for recognising assistant dogs that meet agreed national standards.
Answer: Assistance dogs are not funded or provided by the Government, and assistance dogs are not regulated or defined in law.There are well established dog training organisations which have international accreditation and are members of the umbrella coalition As...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpaceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with his international counterparts to encourage sustainable uses of space.
Answer: The government works bilaterally and multilaterally with international partners through the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee to shape and uphold standards, norms and best practices t...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Space TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department is providing for strategic national space capabilities in each of the next three years.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to developing the Defence Space Portfolio and wider space requirements to harness space for national and military advantage. The recent publication of the Strategic Defence Review served to reinforce the importance of ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpace Technology: UK Relations with EUMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to seek participation in future EU space projects.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review identifies space as a critical domain for national security and Defence, emphasising the importance of international collaboration to achieve the United Kingdom's (UK) defence space aspirations. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) i...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpace: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the establishment of a Space Skills Taskforce.
Answer: No meetings have so far taken place, however, developing the United Kingdom's Space sector is an important part of this Government's commitment to supporting jobs, security and prosperity for our country as shown in the Defence Space Strategy. The Space M...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpace: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the UK’s space funding model.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to developing the Defence Space Portfolio and wider space requirements to harness space for national and military advantage. The recent publication of the Strategic Defence Review served to reinforce the importance of ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpace: CooperationMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to coordinate work on space between government, industry and universities.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence actively coordinates space activity across Government, industry, and academia to sustain the UK’s leadership in space innovation and capability. Through the Defence Industrial Strategy, and in collaboration with the Department for ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospital BedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many bed spaces the NHS keeps free as a minimum standard level.
Answer: In September, there were an average of 100,615 general and acute beds open across all acute trusts, of these, 93,553 were occupied, a 93% occupancy rate.Decisions regarding the use of, or opening of, additional beds to manage pressures are made locally by...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will produce a funded operational plan to reduce A&E waiting times and end corridor care.
Answer: The Government is determined to get the National Health Service back on its feet, so patients can be treated with dignity. We are therefore doing everything we can as fast as we can to consign the delivery of care in temporary escalation spaces to the his...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the time taken to discharge patients costs the NHS each year.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the annual cost of discharge delays. However, from September 2025, NHS England has started to publish data on the cost of discharge. This information is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statis...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve and accelerate the hospital discharge process.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving hospital discharge processes and tackling discharge delays.The Urgent and Emergency Care plan for 2025/26 sets as a priority that hospitals should tackle the delays in patients waiting to be discharged. They should...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospital Beds and Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of (a) available beds and (b) diagnostic equipment such as scanners per patient in hospitals across England.
Answer: Through the 10-Year Health Plan, we are working to expand urgent care capacity through neighbourhood health services and virtual wards, enabling patients to receive care closer to home where clinically appropriate and easing pressure on hospitals. In addi...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria for patients to take part in the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.
Answer: The NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP) is a platform set up to accelerate the development of cancer vaccines. After an assessment by the CVLP delivery group in May 2025, it was agreed to expand the eligibility of the CVLP to support cancer vaccines and ...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been recruited into studies of personalised cancer vaccines as part of the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.
Answer: The NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP) is a platform set up to accelerate the development of cancer vaccines and speed up access to mRNA personalised cancer vaccine clinical trials for cancer patients. The 10-Year Health Plan, published in July 2025, co...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOral CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cases of mouth cancer.
Answer: To help increase the early detection of cancer, the Government has recently launched Jess’s Rule, an initiative that asks general practitioners (GPs) to think again if, after three appointments, they have been unable to diagnose a patient, or if their sym...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOral Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase early detection of mouth cancer.
Answer: To help increase the early detection of cancer, the Government has recently launched Jess’s Rule, an initiative that asks general practitioners (GPs) to think again if, after three appointments, they have been unable to diagnose a patient, or if their sym...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: ChildrenMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent injuries and deaths among children caused by explosive weapons in conflict.
Answer: Protecting civilians is at the heart of defence’s approach to human security where we work through multiple channels to promote human security and - within this - the protection of civilians. The UK is the co-chair of the International Contact Group on Ci...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOrthopaedics: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to international medical and humanitarian partners to help with child amputees and life-altering injuries resulting from explosive weapons in conflict.
Answer: The Government recognises the appalling toll that explosive weapons in conflict zones exact on children. We recognise that children are among the most vulnerable in any crisis, suffering not only immediate physical harm but also enduring emotional and psy...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOral CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that general practitioners receive (a) training on (i) early symptoms and (ii) risk factors of mouth cancer and (b) update National Institute for He
Answer: We know that more needs to be done to improve outcomes for patients with mouth cancer. That is why we are investing an additional £889 million in general practices (GPs), bringing total spend on the GP Contract to £13.2 billion in 2025/26. This will help ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOral Cancer: Dental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits (a) introducing free dental care and (b) ensuring access to dental rehabilitation for mouth cancer patients.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 November 2025 to Question PQ89333.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of banning on 5-axel 44 tonne volumetric concrete mixers on (a) UK manufacturers, (b) road miles, (c) road wear and (d) levels of pollution.
Answer: The Department ran a call for evidence from October to December 2023 seeking views on three potential options on weight limits for volumetric concrete mixers (VCMs). The outcome of this review was published on 18 March 2025. This can be found at the follo...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of banning volumetric concrete mixers above 32 tonnes on levels of employment.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the potential impact on levels of employment. The outcome of my Department’s review into volumetric concrete mixers (VCMs) was published on 18 March 2025. This can be found at the following link: https:...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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