Helen Maguire MP: written questions
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Mental Health: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of extending the route to settlement from 5+1 to 10+1 years on the mental health of British (National) Overseas visa holders.
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at the time. An impact assessment will be developed alongside any finalised policy.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to allow British National (Overseas) visa holders to use the same border control queues as UK citizens at UK airports.
Answer: There are no proposed changes to airport queuing arrangements for any cohorts, including British National (Overseas) passport holders, at the current time.However, queueing arrangements at the UK border, including the use of eGates, remain under constant ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to include voluntary work as a qualifying measure of societal contribution for British National (Overseas) visa holders under the proposed points-based pathway to Indefini
Answer: We will consult later this year on the details of the Earned Settlement policy and will provide details of how the scheme will work after that, including on any transitional arrangements for those already in the UK.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Funds: British National (Overseas)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the BNO visa settlement route on older BNO visa holders’ ability to access pension funds from Hong
Answer: The Government remains fully committed to the BNO route, and we will continue supporting members of the Hong Kong community in the UK and all those who will arrive in future. We are listening to visa holders' views about the route to settlement, and we wi...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: British National (Overseas) and Overseas WorkersDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking t support the expansion of (a) return to work and (b) accredited conversion courses at UK universities for (i) overseas workers and (ii) BNO visa holders seeking to re-enter
Answer: UK higher education (HE) providers offer a wide range of conversion courses designed to help individuals transition into new career areas. Many providers also offer tailored support for students, including pre-sessional programmes, careers guidance and po...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCovid-19 Inquiry: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that evidence submitted to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry from (a) bereaved families and (b) their legal representative is represented in (i) published mat
Answer: The Covid-19 Inquiry is independent of the Government, and its timing, process and focus are all matters for the Chair, Baroness Heather Hallett. This includes the submission and representation of evidence.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCovid-19 Inquiry: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will release all bereavement case studies submitted to Module 4 of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry in a timely manner.
Answer: The COVID-19 Inquiry is independent of the Government, and its timing, process, and focus are all matters for the Chair, Baroness Heather Hallett. This includes the disclosure of documents submitted to the Inquiry.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing monthly start dates for the 30 hours funded childcare scheme.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give children the best start in life, breaking the link between background and opportunity.Children become eligible for an early education and childcare place from 1 September, 1 January or 1 April...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Mobile PhonesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing penalties for certain uses of a mounted device while driving and (b) updating the guidance entitled Using a phone, sat na
Answer: My department is developing our Road Safety Strategy and will set out more details in due course. My department keeps the law under review but has not made an assessment of the penalties for the use of a mounted device while driving, or of updating the gu...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: TunisiaHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department uses to determine whether contracts for projects funded by the UK Government in Tunisia should be suspended due to alleged violations of human rights; and whether those cr
Answer: The UK Government routinely carries out Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments before agreeing to undertake capacity building and other collaborative activities with overseas governments and agencies.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the repayment threshold of student loans on plan five in line with those on plan two.
Answer: Where government reforms lead to the introduction of a new student loan plan type, the terms of the new loan, such as repayment threshold, interest rates and length of the loan are considered as a whole. They are then set in legislation to apply to that s...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending armed forces pension eligibility criteria to include personnel who served for more than six years but left the service before the age of 26 an
Answer: It is a principle of public service pensions policy, including Armed Forces Pensions, and one that has been upheld by successive Governments, that improvements to pension schemes are not made retrospectively. To concede retrospection for one group would p...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish its legal advice on whether Israel is breaching international humanitarian law in Gaza.
Answer: In line with the long-standing practice under successive governments, we do not routinely publish the legal advice on which assessments of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) compliance are based.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Carbon EmissionsTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73889More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will have a military use exemption.
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 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Capital & Finance InvestigationTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70097More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to implement the recommendations of Dame Elizabeth Gloster's report entitled Report of the Independent Investigation into the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulation of London Capital & Fin
Answer: Dame Elizabeth Gloster made four recommendations to the government, which were all accepted. She recommended that the government review the allocation of ISA-related responsibilities between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HMRC. As announced in ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: FirearmsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the proportion of firearm holders with a firearms marker on their patient records.
Answer: The role of general practitioners (GPs) in the firearms licensing process is set out in the Home Office’s publication Firearms licensing: statutory guidance for chief officers of police, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/governme...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: FirearmsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the percentage of GPs that have downloaded firearms marker software.
Answer: The role of general practitioners (GPs) in the firearms licensing process is set out in the Home Office’s publication Firearms licensing: statutory guidance for chief officers of police, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/governme...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the tightening of eligibility criteria for NHS Continuing Healthcare by Integrated Care Boards on disabled people's ability to (a)
Answer: The Department is responsible for Continuing Healthcare (CHC) policy and legislation. We have provided statutory guidance, setting out clear processes for CHC, which all integrated care boards (ICBs) must have regard to. CHC is funded by ICBs, and it is f...
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGurkhas: PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the cost to the public purse of bringing pensions for Gurkha soldiers who retired before 1997 in line with the standard British Army pension.
Answer: The Government remains committed to supporting Gurkhas and their families during and after their service with the British Army, as demonstrated by the increase in funding via the Gurkha Welfare Trust, including a £24 million uplift to the medical and heal...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLead: SoilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support local authorities in their efforts to identify and remove traces of toxic lead in soil.
Answer: Lead is a naturally occurring element in soils due to the weathering of rocks and minerals, and elevated concentrations can result from historical industrial activity. The Government recognises the importance of managing land contamination to protect huma...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development Rights: Solar PowerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on redress in circumstances where adding a storey to a property under permitted development regulations results in the blocking of the
Answer: My Department has not issued any such guidance.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUranium: RussiaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the first contract with a Russian uranium supplier was signed for Sizewell B; what the value is of that contract; whether his Department has considered cancelling that contract; and what
Answer: The procurement of nuclear fuel is a commercial matter for reactor operators. The Government works closely with these operators to ensure a secure and resilient supply of nuclear fuel but does not routinely collect information relating to the contracts he...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUranium: RussiaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the proportion of imported uranium that originates from Russia.
Answer: The procurement of nuclear fuel is a commercial matter for reactor operators. The Government works closely with operators and the nuclear industry to ensure there is a secure, resilient supply for the UK fleet, but the requested information on the operato...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost of uprating State Pensions for armed forces veterans living overseas by inflation in each of the next three financial years; how many armed force
Answer: As of the quarter ending November 2024, latest available data show there were around 1.1 million recipients of the GB State Pension living overseas. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore The Department does not hold data identifying armed forces veterans in receipt of ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTrastuzumab DeruxtecanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of NICE’s rejection of trastuzumab deruxtecan for use in secondary breast cancer treatment on patient outcomes.
Answer: Decisions on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England are made on the basis of recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) following an evaluation of a treatment’s cos...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
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