James MacCleary MP: written questions
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WinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the domestic wine sector.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK domestic wine industry which is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors. This growth, in both the domestic and international markets, is testament to the high-quality wines being produced and the ha...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of agri-food attachés on the domestic wine sector.
Answer: Defra has 16 agri-food attachés across the world who resolve market access barriers and support export growth for the UK agri-food sector, including wine. So far in 2025, the attachés have helped resolve 41 trade barriers, worth nearly £100m in export opp...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Flood ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure accountability for flood risk considerations in the planning process.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 81948 on 14 October 2025.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Flood ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the arrangements between local planning authorities and advisory Lead Local Flood Authorities on decision making in the pla
Answer: Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) are statutory consultees within the planning system and provide expert advice on surface water drainage for major planning applications, supporting local planning authorities in the decision-making process. Local plann...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment on the potential merits of allowing the use of prescribed medical cannabis within NHS buildings.
Answer: National Health Service trusts have a duty of care to both staff and patients, as outlined in the NHS constitution, to ensure a safe working and care environment. This will include local policies concerning the use and administration of a patient’s own me...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: ResettlementMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan nationals have been offered sanctuary under (a) the Afghan Relocations and Resettlement scheme, (b) ARAP and (c) ACRS; how many of those remain in Afghanistan; and what assessment he has made of t
Answer: Though in previous responses to Parliamentary Questions the Department have released internal ARAP data, as the Home Office now publish Afghanistan Resettlement Programme (ARP) data on behalf of the Government, the number of Afghan nationals who have been...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordERCAS BV and RUK Advanced SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the meetings and communications his Department has had with (a) ERCAS BV and (b) RUK Advance Systems Limited in each of the last three years.
Answer: I can confirm that the Ministry of Defece (MOD) hold no direct contracts with ERCAS BV or RUK Advance Systems Limited. A list of the meetings held with each company is not held centrally by MOD and the information could only be gathered at disproportionat...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans UK: Per Capita CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the response of 21 October 2025 to Question 81717, what the level of funding per service user was for (a) Defence Transition Services, (b) Personal Recovery Units and (c) the Veterans Welfare Service
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold this information. Each case is unique, and the MOD spends as necessary to support each individual.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when members of the NHS Pensions Scheme will receive McCloud remedies.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of providing NHS Pension Scheme members certainty about when they will receive their McCloud Remediable Service Statements.An independent review of the NHS Business Service Authority’s (NHSBSA) revised plans for th...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 80538 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, whether Teachers' Pensions plan to inform retired teachers of the timeline for receipt of rollback statements.
Answer: Recalculating benefits for retired members is a complex process, requiring adjustments for tax, interest, and system functionality once a member has received their Remediable Service Statement (RSS) and responded with their remedy period choice.Although t...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the accessibility of specialist housing-with-care to older people.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 61360 on 30 June 2025, UIN 61666 on 30 June 2025, UIN 59953 on 23 June 2025, and UIN 40972 on 1 April 2025.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HomelessnessMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have been identified by his Department as at risk of homelessness since 11 October 2025.
Answer: This Government remains resolute in our commitment to provide housing support to veterans who need it. There are a number of measures and metrics used to capture veteran homelessness; however, it is important to note that none of these will capture every ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the average time taken to complete call-outs for urgent repairs to single living accommodation for military personnel since 11 October 2025.
Answer: Nine in 10 military homes (over 40,000 houses) will be modernised or upgraded to new, higher standards, with 14,000 homes rebuilt or substantially refurbished, funded by the Government’s record uplift in Defence spending and the Strategic Defence Review’s...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of call-outs for urgent repairs to single living accommodation for military personnel since 11 October 2025.
Answer: Nine in 10 military homes (over 40,000 houses) will be modernised or upgraded to new, higher standards, with 14,000 homes rebuilt or substantially refurbished, funded by the Government’s record uplift in Defence spending and the Strategic Defence Review’s...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the average time taken to complete call-outs for urgent repairs to standard family accommodation for military personnel since 11 October 2025.
Answer: The table below provides the number of callouts for urgent repairs to standard family accommodation for Military Personnel, as well as the average time taken to complete callouts for urgent repairs to standard family accommodation by our Industry Partners...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of call-outs for urgent repairs to standard family accommodation for military personnel since 11 October 2025.
Answer: The table below provides the number of callouts for urgent repairs to standard family accommodation for Military Personnel, as well as the average time taken to complete callouts for urgent repairs to standard family accommodation by our Industry Partners...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Air ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether RAF flights over Gaza have led to (a) the release of any of the hostages and (b) other humanitarian benefits.
Answer: As is a longstanding convention, I cannot comment on intelligence matters for reasons of national security and to preserve our ability to respond to future hostage incidents around the world.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Air ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the RAF surveillance footage over the Eastern Mediterranean, Israel and Gaza was livestreamed.
Answer: As is longstanding convention, I cannot comment on intelligence matters for reasons of national security and to preserve our ability to respond to future hostage incidents around the world.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: TrespassMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to stop trespass on military training grounds.
Answer: Defence is taking decisive action to strengthen security across our estate. The Department is committed to safeguarding UK military training grounds from unauthorised access through a combination of physical security measures, legal enforcement, and commu...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) procuring new or (b) converting Typhoon aircraft into a SEAD/EW capable fighter.
Answer: The RAF continuously reviews UK requirements across all mission sets; this includes the SEAD/EW mission and includes new additive effects including from Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP) such as STORMSHROUD.Further details on UK Combat Air, ACP and...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to (a) scrap, (b) sell or (c) donate to Ukraine the MQ-9 Reaper when it leaves service.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 April 2025 to Question 44918. There are no plans to sell or donate any MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems to Ukraine. Disposal will be managed in accordance with our Foreign Military Sales (FMS) con...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 44918 on Unmanned Air Systems, whether he plans to donate any of those drones to Ukraine, in the context of changes to US export control policies.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 April 2025 to Question 44918. There are no plans to donate any MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems to Ukraine.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38649 on Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement, whether the MQ-9 Reaper is currently in service.
Answer: No, the MQ-9 Reaper has retired from service and is replaced by the MQ-9B Protector remotely piloted aircraft.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Antiship MissilesMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the integration of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon on the Joint Strike Fighter.
Answer: The Future Cruise Anti-Ship Weapon programme is designed to be integrated on Typhoon and Rafale aircraft, as well as future platforms including the Global Combat Air Programme. Fit checks on F35 have been successfully conducted to test if FC/ASW can be in...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to support people (a) injured or (b) bereaved by AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations, including those with vaccine-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis.
Answer: In the very rare event where someone may have suffered a severe adverse reaction to a vaccine, care and treatment will be best managed by local National Health Service specialist services, augmented as appropriate by national specialist advice. Individual...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
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