Helen Maguire MP: written questions
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Social Media: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, in what way he plans to ensure that women and girls are protected from AI harms on social media sites.
Answer: Protecting women and girls online, including from AI-enabled harms, is a top priority for this Government as we work to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. The Online Safety Act places clear legal duties on platforms to proactively tackle ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, in what way he plans to ensure that social media companies are held accountable for the design of their platforms.
Answer: The Online Safety Act places legal duties on platforms to assess and mitigate risks arising from the design and operation of their services, including how features and functionalities may facilitate harm. Companies must implement proportionate systems and...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHong Kong Economic and Trade OfficeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London continues to operate solely for trade and economic purposes.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 21 May in response to Question 724.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: OppressionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of Hong Kong authorities in acts of transnational repression directed at individuals resident in the United Kingdom.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 March in response to question 118999.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEspionage: ChinaHome OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential national security implications of the convictions and sentencing of Bill Yuen and Peter Wai.
Answer: Upholding national security and keeping the public safe is the first duty of Government.This case proves the strength of the powers we have to protect us from hostile activity carried out by foreign states and the convictions should send a clear message –...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: EU ActionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the EU's Digital Services Act and whether she intends to introduce equivalent measures in the UK.
Answer: The Government continually assesses our international partners’ approaches to online safety and has engaged with the EU to discuss its Digital Services Act which, like the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), requires companies to take steps to protect users onl...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSwifts: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is considering amending the Wildlife and Countryside Act to ensure that cavity nesting swift nesting sites are protected year round.
Answer: This Government has no plans to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to provide year-round protection for nesting sites used by swifts. The current National Planning Policy Framework, published in December 2024, introduces measures to enhance and p...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBirds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what considerations to Red Listed cavity nesting birds are being considered to protect their cavity nesting habitat from inadvertent destruction.
Answer: This Government has no plans to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to provide year-round protection for nesting sites used by swifts. The current National Planning Policy Framework, published in December 2024, introduces measures to enhance and p...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to combat online disinformation.
Answer: The Online Safety Act (OSA) addresses mis- and disinformation where it is illegal, such as foreign interference, or harmful to children, for example abusive content which includes mis- and disinformation.Government is taking steps to improve media literac...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedia: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of generative AI on trust in the media.
Answer: The Government is exploring the impact of generative AI on trust in the media. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has commenced work to understand the potential drivers behind the overall levels of trust in the UK media landscape and to strengthe...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Government plans to ensure there are sufficient metastatic breast cancer nurses to meet the commitment in the National Cancer Plan to provide every patient with a clinical nurse.
Answer: The metastatic breast cancer audit completed in 2025 highlighted several areas where the collection of data could be improved, and we are acting on these.The Government has set out in the National Cancer Plan for England an ambition to define and count re...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the government is taking to help ensure NHS Trusts are recording metastatic breast cancer data consistently and accurately.
Answer: The metastatic breast cancer audit completed in 2025 highlighted several areas where the collection of data could be improved, and we are acting on these.The Government has set out in the National Cancer Plan for England an ambition to define and count re...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community pharmacies in Surrey are expected to deliver NHS funded independent prescribing services.
Answer: The Government is funding the introduction of independent prescribing from Autumn 2026, as part of the Pharmacy First and the Pharmacy Contraception Service. These are both advanced services, which community pharmacies can opt into delivering.There are ov...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review are yet to be implemented.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) sets a vision for long-term transformative and visionary change in Defence over the course of the next decade and beyond. Implementation of the SDR began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendat...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterans: PainMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring the (a) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and (b) War Pensions to (i) recognise and (ii) compensate veterans with diagnosed chronic pain
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has assessed that both the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the War Pension Scheme (WPS) already provide compensation for pain and suffering as part of a holistic assessment of service-attributable injury or illness. Und...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Social Security BenefitsMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of ease of access to the benefits system for veterans.
Answer: The Government is fully committed to renewing the nation’s contract with those who serve and who have served, to ensure veterans and their families get access to support should they need it. The Ministry of Defence’s Veterans Services operates a national ...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review are yet to be implemented.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) sets a vision for long-term transformative and visionary change in Defence over the course of the next decade and beyond. Implementation of the SDR began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendat...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on Financial Risk Assessments following the Gambling Commission Board meeting on 21 May 2026.
Answer: DCMS supports the policy intent behind Financial Risk Assessments, and has had regular engagement with the Gambling Commission on this issue. It is however for the Gambling Commission as the regulator to decide whether to implement Financial Risk Assessme...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFlats: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond the consultation on reforms to leasehold properties and flats.
Answer: We are currently analysing the feedback received to the ‘Moving to Commonhold: banning leasehold for new flats’ consultation and will publish our response in due course.
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Speech and Language TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the processes of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of the Parkinson’s speech and language therapists workforce.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made. Decisions on the employment of speech and language therapists are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2026 to written question 123047, if he will make available the equality impact assessment that informs decision making on mandatory and additional general ophthal
Answer: The Department continues to consult with the optical fees negotiating committee on general ophthalmic services fees and payments for 2026/27. The Department will consider what information can be made available once the consultation has concluded.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: PoliceHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether guidance has been issued to police forces on reducing risk during meetings between police officers and organisers of public protests.
Answer: The police are expected to engage with organisers of protests in advance to discuss potential routes, timings and to identify any public safety risks. This engagement informs police decision-making on any conditions they might impose on planned protests t...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces Compensation SchemeTreasuryTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5683More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that compensation awarded to armed forces (a) veterans and (b) their families is not classified as income.
Answer: Payments intended to compensate individuals for personal injury would generally fall within established tax principles that treat compensation for personal injury as non-taxable. If payments are made which specifically represent loss of earnings, they wil...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made on the cost benefit to the NHS of making the Accessible Information Standard mandatory.
Answer: Mandatory information standards will be introduced in a staged process. The process will include considering the costs and benefits of making any standard mandatory. There is no decision or timeline yet for issuing a mandatory NHS Accessible Information S...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support ICBs to engage with communities that may not trust the NHS.
Answer: On behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Department will set the direction, issuing clear guidance to integrated care boards and local authorities on obtaining and actioning the views of local people on health...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
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