Ian Lavery MP: written questions
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RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients who were eligible for proton beam therapy but did not receive it due to availability in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not routinely collect data on the number of patients eligible for this treatment.Treatment for cancer is highly individualised and decisions about cancer treatment are typically made by clinicians and multidisciplinary teams of healthc...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many UK residents received proton beam therapy (a) domestically and (b) overseas under NHS commissioning arrangements in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The Department oversees healthcare in England but does not routinely track how many residents have received proton beam therapy, either domestically or abroad, in the past five years.We also do not routinely collect data on patients eligible for this trea...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: USAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of US action in the Middle East on British citizens.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 17 March.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: PricesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration the Government has given to the potential merits of introducing legislation aimed at making electric vehicles more affordable, in the context of increases in the cost of oil.
Answer: The Government is reducing the upfront costs of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) by providing grants for zero emission cars, vans, trucks, and wheelchair accessible vehicles; this includes the £2 billion Electric Car Grant, which has already helped over 90,0...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen the United Kingdom’s defence capabilities and improve national readiness.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence (Lord Coaker), on 8 April 2026 to Question HL15983 in the House of Lords. Defence plays an integral role in the Cabinet Office-led Home Defenc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health: Social MediaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has reviewed recent evidence on the potential impact of social media on users’ mental health.
Answer: The Government keeps the evidence on the relationship between social media use and mental health under close review and is committed to ensuring that children’s lives online are safe and enriching. A national consultation is currently underway to seek vie...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support the Government intends to provide to individuals who have experienced mental harm as a result of social media use.
Answer: A national consultation is currently underway to seek views on measures to improve children’s online safety across social media, gaming platforms, and artificial intelligence chatbots. The consultation forms part of the Government’s broader programme to u...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Mental HealthDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what further action the Government plans to take to help reduce the negative impacts of social media on the mental health of young people and wider society.
Answer: Protecting children from harm online is a priority for the Secretary of State and the Government. One of the Secretary of State’s first actions in the job was to criminalise intimate image abuse and cyberflashing. We have legislated to make content that p...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: RadicalismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment the Government has made of the level of requirement for additional legislation to help prevent social media companies from promoting extreme ideologies through their pla
Answer: The government is committed to tackling extremism in all its forms, and we constantly review our understanding of emerging radicalising threats to our society.Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must tackle illegal content, including terrorist content ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: Hate CrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government plans to introduce legislation to limit the creation of echo chambers and the use of harmful algorithms that promote hate for financial gain.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must tackle illegal content, including terrorist content and religious or race-based hatred. They must protect children from additional forms of legal content, including hate or abuse.Services must ensure their algor...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Hate CrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government intends to take to regulate social media algorithms that promote or amplify hateful content.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must tackle illegal content, including terrorist content and religious or race-based hatred. They must protect children from additional forms of legal content, including hate or abuse.Services must ensure their algor...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: Hate CrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government plans to bring forward further legislation to help prevent and hold online platforms accountable for the monetisation of hate-driven engagement.
Answer: The Online Safety Act places duties on online platforms to tackle illegal content that stirs up hatred and to protect children from legal content that is hateful or abusive. Platforms must ensure their algorithms do not promote these types of content. In ...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Hate CrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration the Government has given to introducing further regulations on social media companies to address the prevalence of hate speech online.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must tackle illegal content, including terrorist content and religious or race-based hatred. They must protect children from additional forms of legal content, including hate or abuse.Services must ensure their algor...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood InquiryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to implement recommendation nine of the Infected Blood Inquiry's report.
Answer: It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such ...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Managed Service CompaniesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124090More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether callers to HMRC are advised whether the person they are speaking to is employed by HMRC or a Managed Service Provider.
Answer: The current staff provided by Managed Service Providers (MSPs) represent additional capacity in 2025/26. HMRC staff will not be made redundant as a result of this initiative. Other Government Departments (OGDs) already use MSP contracts to provide additio...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Managed Service CompaniesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124089More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC will ensure parity in standards of advice, security compliance, and customer outcomes between those employed by the Managed Service Provider and those employed directly by HMRC.
Answer: The current staff provided by Managed Service Providers (MSPs) represent additional capacity in 2025/26. HMRC staff will not be made redundant as a result of this initiative. Other Government Departments (OGDs) already use MSP contracts to provide additio...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Managed Service CompaniesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124088More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has assessed the potential impact of differing terms, conditions, training, and turnover rates on service quality and resilience in relation to the use of Managed Service Providers.
Answer: The current staff provided by Managed Service Providers (MSPs) represent additional capacity in 2025/26. HMRC staff will not be made redundant as a result of this initiative. Other Government Departments (OGDs) already use MSP contracts to provide additio...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Managed Service CompaniesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124087More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what safeguards are in place to prevent the creation of a two tier workforce between Managed Service Provider staff and those directly employed by HMRC, and if she will make a statement.
Answer: The current staff provided by Managed Service Providers (MSPs) represent additional capacity in 2025/26. HMRC staff will not be made redundant as a result of this initiative. Other Government Departments (OGDs) already use MSP contracts to provide additio...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil ServantsTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124086More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will give assurance that Managed Service Provider expansion will not result in a reduction in permanent civil service posts over the medium term, and if she will make a statement.
Answer: The current staff provided by Managed Service Providers (MSPs) represent additional capacity in 2025/26. HMRC staff will not be made redundant as a result of this initiative. Other Government Departments (OGDs) already use MSP contracts to provide additio...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out what support his Department and Cabinet colleagues makes available to local authorities to develop community energy schemes, local food production and emergenc
Answer: In the recently published Local Power Plan, Government recognises that limited capacity and capability are major barriers for local government to participate in small-scale energy projects. Backed by up to £1 billion and working in partnership with local ...
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict and DiseasesCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122509More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what lessons his Department has learned about the impact of recent global conflicts and pandemics on UK strategic autonomy.
Answer: The UK National Security Strategy is clear that we need to increase our preparations for potential threats, from future pandemics to energy and supply chain disruption. The UK's alliances and partnerships are critical to our safety and our collective secu...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122508More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish an updated National Resilience Strategy covering food, energy, health, critical minerals and supply chain vulnerabilities.
Answer: The Government published the Resilience Action Plan on 8 July 2025 to set out its resilience strategy. It set out three core objectives to improve the UK’s resilience to the full range of risks we face: (1) continually assess how resilient the UK is in or...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect domestic agriculture from climate-related risks including flooding, heat stress and soil degradation.
Answer: Defra is targeting public money where it delivers most value, supporting farmers and land managers to help restore nature and boost farm productivity, which in turn protects food security and builds resilience to climate change. The Sustainable Farming In...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordClimate Change and Energy Supply: National SecurityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of climate-driven global crop failures, droughts and energy system strain on UK national security.
Answer: On 20 January, the Government published the Nature Security Assessment, which found that severe degradation or collapse of critical global ecosystems would be highly likely to result in impacts such as water insecurity and reduced crop yields. These findi...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: TransportDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing food mile targets in food networks.
Answer: An assessment of the potential merits of food mile targets has not been made. The Good Food Cycle highlighted the importance of strong and resilient local food systems. It is important to note that ‘food miles’ alone are not a reliable measure of a produc...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
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