Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions
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Written questions
Business: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has evaluated whether economic activity in Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones represents net new investment or relocati
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFreeports and Special Economic Zones: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7272More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated annual cost to the public purse is of tax reliefs associated with Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones.
Answer: Special Economic Zones is an umbrella term that covers Industrial Strategy Zones and Enterprise Zones. The UK’s Industrial Strategy Zones include both Freeports and Investment zones. For Freeports, the latest cost in 2023-24 (excluding Business Rates) can...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFreeports and Special Economic Zones: Conditions of Employment and PayMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones on workers’ rights, pay, and conditions
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to ensure democratic oversight and transparency of Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones, particularly w
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFreeports: Job CreationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the findings of the Fourth Report of the Business and Trade Committee of session 2023-24 on the levels of job creation from existing freeports compared to those
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued as to whether existing and future Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones will be required to comply with
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the cumulative impact of Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones on the UK’s overall regulatory framewor
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) Freeports, (b) Special Economic Zones, (c) Investment Zones, and (d) Industrial Strategy Zones are currently operational or in development across the UK; and what to
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIndia: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of reports concerning revisions to electoral rolls in India which excluded Muslim vot
Answer: Our High Commission in New Delhi, together with our network of Deputy High Commissions, is following the Special Intensive Revision process, including in West Bengal. We will continue to monitor the situation.
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordYorkshire Water: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fines have been issued to Yorkshire Water in the past five years; how many of these fines have been cancelled and the reasons for their cancellation; and what steps her Depart
Answer: Since 2021, the Environment Agency has imposed six fines on Yorkshire Water totalling over £3.5 million, with no record of any fines or penalties being issued and cancelled. The cost burden for water company fines is borne by their shareholders, not by cu...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted an assessment on the impact of work-related stress on the life expectancy of health professionals (a) pre-COVID and (b) post-COVID.
Answer: There has been no assessment made on the impact of work-related stress on the life expectancy of health professionals pre-COVID and post-COVID.We know that sickness absence relating to stress and mental health in the National Health Service workforce has ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of whether staff felt able to raise concerns during Federated Data Platform pilot deployments; and what mechanisms exist within NHS trusts for staff to raise concerns
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients.The NHS FDP is...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England takes to ensure that conflicts of interest do not influence pilot evaluation or procurement decisions.
Answer: National Health Service trusts, foundation trusts and integrated care boards are required to comply with robust national frameworks for managing conflicts of interest, including in relation to procurement decisions.NHS England’s statutory guidance, Managi...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: PalantirDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether disclosures of interest were made by senior figures at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust in relation to Palantir or associated organisations.
Answer: National Health Service trusts, foundation trusts and integrated care boards are required to comply with robust national frameworks for managing conflicts of interest, including in relation to procurement decisions.NHS England’s statutory guidance, Managi...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what conflict-of-interest policies apply to NHS trust chairs, board members and senior advisers involved in decisions relating to digital procurement.
Answer: National Health Service trusts, foundation trusts and integrated care boards are required to comply with robust national frameworks for managing conflicts of interest, including in relation to procurement decisions.NHS England’s statutory guidance, Managi...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England applies when assessing the robustness of statistical methodologies used to evaluate digital health pilots; and whether Federated Data Platform pilot evaluations were subje
Answer: Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a statement to the House on the evidential basis and oversight of the Federated Data Platform contract.
Answer: Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes exist to revisit procurement decisions in medical bodies where the evidential basis for claimed benefits is subsequently cha
Answer: Individual contracts set out grounds for termination and relevant contracts are published by National Health Service bodies. Standard contracts generally include terms allowing termination for circumstances where contractual conditions, or Key Performance...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England commissioned any independent evaluation of Federation Data Platform pilot outcomes prior to procurement of the national contract.
Answer: Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: PalantirDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which performance claims and verifiable evidence from Federated Data Platform pilot sites were used to inform the decision to award the national FDP contract to Palantir.
Answer: Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: ICTHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has given to the Metropolitan Police on (a) governance, (b) retention and (c) oversight arrangements on continuous integrity screening in the Metropolitan Police's Unified
Answer: Police Forces are operationally independent, and the Home Office does not monitor whether ethical reviews have been conducted by Police Forces, nor has the department issued guidance on the Metropolitan Police’s governance, retention or oversight arrangem...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: ICTHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether an ethical review of the Palantir Unified Data Platform trial with the Metropolitan police has been completed.
Answer: Police Forces are operationally independent, and the Home Office does not monitor whether ethical reviews have been conducted by Police Forces, nor has the department issued guidance on the Metropolitan Police’s governance, retention or oversight arrangem...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data and evaluation evidence NHS England relied upon when deciding to expand pilots of the Federated Data Platform beyond initial trusts.
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: PalantirHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Met’s Data Protection Impact Assessment of its Unified Data Platform trial with Palantir has been reviewed and, where necessary, updated and re-approved by the Data protection Officr to re
Answer: Police Forces are operationally independent, and the Home Office does not review their Data Protection Impact Assessments and does not hold this information.
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: PalantirHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of personal and special category data have been ingested by or made available to Palantir in its Unified Data Platform trial with the Metropolitan police, and whether a summary can be
Answer: Police Forces are operationally independent, and the Home Office does not review their Data Protection Impact Assessments and does not hold this information.
Answered 11 Jun 2026
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