Ian Byrne MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Civil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17048More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will establish a compensation scheme for Civil Service Pension Scheme members and beneficiaries affected by delayed pension payments, bereavement delays, ill-health retirement delays or financial hard
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17047More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 July 2026 on the Civil Service Pension Scheme, what commercial levers his Department is considering in response to Capita’s performance; and whether those levers incl
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17046More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 July 2026 on the Civil Service Pension Scheme, whether Capita met its commitment to restore administration of the scheme to contractual levels by the end of June 2026
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, a) what tools Government can use to ensure big technology companies comply with the new proposals, b) enforce strong age verification systems, and c) make their social media platforms s
Answer: Ofcom has strong enforcement powers under the Online Safety Act 2023 and has the government’s support to use the full range of the powers available to it. These powers will support the effective enforcement of the ban on social media companies from offeri...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures are being taken to ensure age verification on social media platforms is effective in preventing their usage by under-16s.
Answer: Age assurance technologies play a critical role in protecting children online.The Secretary of State has asked Ofcom to launch a rapid assessment of what constitutes highly effective age assurance for establishing whether someone is over 16, as part of th...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which limits on social media usage the Government is considering beyond a minimum age, including on addictive features, algorithmic amplification, and harmful content.
Answer: The Government will restrict harmful functionalities including communicating with strangers and creating livestreams for under-16s on online services, including gaming. These functionalities will also be off by default for 16 and 17 year olds. As the Secr...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will request the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to pause the implementation of changes to Coastguard Rescue Officer remuneration while further consultation with Coastguard Rescue Officers and their teams
Answer: Changing the Coastguard Rescue Service operating model was not something which we wanted to do but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. The revised model is due to be implemented in September 2026. Public safety remains our priority a...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative models of compensating Coastguard Rescue Officers for training, operational duties and emergency callouts were considered before the Maritime and Coastguard Agency decided to remove hourly remu
Answer: Changing the Coastguard Rescue Service operating model was not something which we wanted to do but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. The revised model is due to be implemented in September 2026. Public safety remains our priority a...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s decision to remove hourly remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers.
Answer: Changing the Coastguard Rescue Service operating model was not something which we wanted to do but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. The revised model is due to be implemented in September 2026. Public safety remains our priority a...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has made of the potential impact of ending hourly remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers on team availability for emergency callouts.
Answer: Changing the Coastguard Rescue Service operating model was not something which we wanted to do but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. The revised model is due to be implemented in September 2026. Public safety remains our priority a...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to remuneration arrangements for Coastguard Rescue Officers on levels of public safety.
Answer: Changing the Coastguard Rescue Service operating model was not something which we wanted to do but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. The revised model is due to be implemented in September 2026. Public safety remains our priority a...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on health inequality of the Plan B put to the GP Committee.
Answer: We recognise that the British Medical Association (BMA) may choose to ballot its members on a range of issues. Such ballots are a matter for the organisation and do not in themselves determine Government policy. The National Health Service, including gene...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWritten question 900499Department for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Jun 2026WithdrawnUIN 900499More
Question: What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing an inquiry on harmful media practices.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of a) the vote by the BMA GP Committee in favour of the GP Committee for England to explore an alternative strategy for general prac
Answer: We recognise that the British Medical Association (BMA) may choose to ballot its members on a range of issues. Such ballots are a matter for the organisation and do not in themselves determine Government policy. The National Health Service, including gene...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a statutory review process will be available for parents with SEND children who disagree with changes to their children's support plans under the proposed reforms.
Answer: An Individual Support Plan (ISP) will be produced for any child or young person who is receiving targeted, targeted plus or specialist support in a setting, including those with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). The special educational needs and ...
Answered 21 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will put in place transitional safeguards for children and young people who currently hold an EHCP to ensure that, during reassessment under the new SEND model proposed, there is no reduction in the leve
Answer: Under the department’s proposals, a triple lock of transitional protections will ensure children get the support they need.Every child with a special school place in September 2029 will be able to stay in a special school until they finish education.Trans...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding and workforce capacity, including (a) specialist teachers, (b) teaching assistants, (c) therapists and (d) other support staff, to deliver the SEND suppor
Answer: The department is investing to ensure all settings have the capacity, expertise and resources to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).We are already seeing positive signs, the latest School Workforce Census reported stro...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government intends to introduce accountability mechanisms in legislation to ensure that the National Inclusion Standards and updated SEND Code of Practice lead to improvements in outcomes for pupils
Answer: The department plans to introduce National Inclusion Standards, which we propose should set out minimum standards all settings must adhere to, including a range of evidence-based tools, strategies and approaches for educators to draw on to identify and su...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing eligibility for Education, Health and Care Plans to only the most complex cases on equality of access to specialist educational support; and what
Answer: The department has carefully assessed the impact of our proposals, and this is included in our published equalities impact and child’s rights impact assessments.Under our proposed reforms, education, health and care (EHC) plans will continue to exist, but...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMiscarriage: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with Tommy’s on the potential wider rollout of its Graded Model of Miscarriage Care.
Answer: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women’s Health and Mental Health (Baroness Merron) has previously met with Tommy’s regarding the Graded Model of Miscarriage Care, and officials have recently met with the charity to discuss its report and pi...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMiscarriage: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is considering changes to miscarriage care pathways, including earlier access to investigations and support for people who experience miscarriage.
Answer: We are committed to improving the care received by women and families through the pending maternity and neonatal national action plan, overseen by the Government’s National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce.We welcome the report on the Tommy’s Graded Model...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadcasting: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom regarding its ongoing investigations into alleged breaches of due impartiality and material misleadingness by licensed broadcasters; and whether her Depart
Answer: Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code includes rules to ensure news, in whatever form, is reported with due accuracy and presented with due impartiality. Factual programmes must also not materially mislead the audience. While ministers and officials have regular disc...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFood PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 908863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory right to food for people in poverty.
Answer: While the right to food is not codified in UK domestic law, the Government is taking action to improve access to good, nutritious food. We have announced action to expand free school meals, support parents with the cost of healthy food in the school holid...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to give a detailed description of how procurement of the contract for the Federated Data Platform (FDP), after the current contract ending date of 15/02/2027, will proceed, including timeline, whet
Answer: The current contract for the NHS Federated Data Platform is for seven years, ending in 2030, with break clauses at three years, two years, and one year. No decisions have been made about any procurement after then end of the contract. The contact is publi...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics are being used to measure the success of the Palantir-powered Federated Data Platform (FDP); and whether any productivity gains or improvements to patient care have been attributed to
Answer: During product development, the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) team identified relevant usage and benefits measures for each specific product. These measures are related to the problem statement the product was designed to address and are co-develo...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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