James Asser MP: written questions
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Written questions
Tree PlantingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 900903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of trees planted.
Answer: We are investing over £1 billion this Parliament in tree planting and forestry - driving the highest planting rates in two decades. Backed by three new national forests, this is real investment delivering for nature, climate, communities and the economy. ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that pancreatic cancer patients have access to information about clinical trials.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that all patients, including those with pancreatic cancer, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and innovative, lifesaving treatments.Government responsibility for delivering cancer research is shared between...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTuberculosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards the Government’s ambition to eliminate tuberculosis in a) England b) London c) London Borough of Newham.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England’s joint Tuberculosis (TB): action plan for England, 2021 to 2026, outlines outcomes and indicators to achieve a 90% reduction in people with TB by 2035, aligned with the World Health Organization’s (WH...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress he has made on the regulation of property managing agents; and whether steps are being taken towards the introduction of a single regulator.
Answer: Neither the Secretary of State nor I have regular discussions with individual property management companies regarding effective communications with leaseholders. I have had no further direct discussions with FirstPort subsequent to my meeting with Martin ...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSixth Form EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to open Sixth Forms and Post 16 offers the Department has granted in (a) England, (b) London and (c) West Ham and Beckton constituency in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSugar: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the arrangements that will apply from January 2026 for the import of raw cane sugar; and what steps he is taking to provide continuity and certainty for consumers and bus
Answer: The Government has decided to increase the raw cane sugar Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) to 325,000 tonnes from 1 January 2026. This will allow imports of up to 325,000 tonnes to enter the UK annually at a 0% tariff. It is intended to be in place until 31 ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people held pilot licences issued by the Civil Aviation Authority permitting them to fly commercial passenger flights on (a) UK-registered aeroplanes and (b) aeroplanes operated by UK-licensed airlines
Answer: We have provided the attached spreadsheet showing the pilot licences issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over the last ten years categorised by type of licence, sex and age. However, the CAA does not hold data on pilot licences categorised by eth...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82523More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure effective prosecution for shoplifting.
Answer: This Government’s Safer Streets Mission will drive forward the change we need to crack down on shoplifting – a crime that is blighting our communities.This Government is putting a stop to the effective immunity for shoplifting of goods below £200 and brin...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordShopliftingHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle shoplifting.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level. We will not stand for this.Our approach is clear – we want to see more officers on the streets and those officers to be armed with new powers.That is why we’re giving officers the powers they need...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to protect in-school resource provision for pupils with special educational needs.
Answer: The department knows there are lots of great examples of mainstream schools delivering specialist provision through resourced provision and special educational needs (SEN) units. They have an important role to play in a more inclusive mainstream system, e...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPassportsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adult and (b) child passports have been revoked since 1 January 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Greater LondonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in (a) England, (b) London and (c) West Ham and Beckton constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most.The responsibility for...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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