James Naish MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Financial Services: RegulationTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51495More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish her Department's plans for an open finance regulatory framework.
Answer: As set out in the National Payments Vision, the government’s ambition is for the UK to be a world leader in Open Finance – the next generation of financial data sharing. The benefits are potentially transformative for businesses and customers, enabling ch...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBank ServicesTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50953More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the use of open banking on levels of financial inclusion.
Answer: The UK has been a world leader in Open Banking since 2018. Open Banking providers offer innovative services using customer data, and can help with improving financial inclusion, such as by allowing customers to gain better oversight of their finances, or ...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBank ServicesTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50952More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extending the 90-day open banking consumer consent period on the economy.
Answer: The UK has been a world leader in Open Banking since 2018. Open Banking providers offer innovative services using customer data, and can help with improving financial inclusion, such as by allowing customers to gain better oversight of their finances, or ...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBank ServicesTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50951More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to revise the open banking framework.
Answer: The UK has been a world leader in Open Banking since 2018. Open Banking providers offer innovative services using customer data, and can help with improving financial inclusion, such as by allowing customers to gain better oversight of their finances, or ...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Health Professions and Nurses: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the inclusion of (a) nursing and (b) other allied health professionals on the shortage occupation visa list.
Answer: The Government published the White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the immigration System’ on 12 May 2025. The White Paper set out its intention to introduce a Temporary Shortage List to replace the Immigration Salary List.The list will initially be compris...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Health Professions and Nurses: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of including (a) nurses and (b) other allied health professionals on short occupation vis
Answer: The Government published the White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the immigration System’ on 12 May 2025. The White Paper set out its intention to introduce a Temporary Shortage List to replace the Immigration Salary List.The list will initially be compris...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to (a) implement and (b) enforce the Accessible Information Standard for organisations that provide (i) NHS care and (ii) publicly-funded adult social care.
Answer: Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers are expected to meet the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which details the recommended approach to supporting the information and communication support ...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Grooming: Change of UseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to provide clarity to local planning authorities on the classification of dog grooming parlours.
Answer: The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 groups together uses which have similar land use impacts into classes, allowing flexibility to change between uses within each class.It is for the local planning authority to consider the use of a par...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Grooming: Change of UseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide updated guidance on the classification of dog grooming parlours in the Use Classes Order.
Answer: The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 groups together uses which have similar land use impacts into classes, allowing flexibility to change between uses within each class.It is for the local planning authority to consider the use of a par...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of e-visas on voters reliant on physical immigration documentation as voter ID.
Answer: An e-Visa is accepted as a form of identification at the polling station, as a digital version of ‘a biometric immigration document issued in accordance with regulations under section 5 of the UK Borders Act 2007’. All electors may also choose to apply to...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVoting Rights: EU NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to communicate changes to voter eligibility to EU voters resident in the UK.
Answer: The Electoral Commission, as the independent electoral regulator, holds responsibility for issuance of guidance for local authorities on electoral registration and voting.This can be found at - Our guidance | Electoral Commission.The Electoral Commission ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: Voting RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with EU member states on securing new bilateral voting rights agreements.
Answer: Prior to the UK's departure from the EU, in December 2018, the UK wrote to all 27 EU Member States signalling willingness to enter into bilateral agreements to ensure continuity of local election voting and candidacy rights (VCR) for each other's citizens...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Voting RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on voter eligibility changes in the Elections Act 2022.
Answer: The Electoral Commission, as the independent electoral regulator, holds responsibility for issuance of guidance for local authorities on electoral registration and voting.This can be found at - Our guidance | Electoral Commission.The Electoral Commission ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPaediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric DisordersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating further funding for research into improving treatments for PANS and PANDAS.
Answer: We recognise that more research is necessary to understand the multiple factors leading to pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS), and to...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPaediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric DisordersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered introducing mandatory training for health professionals on PANS and PANDAS.
Answer: General practitioners and other healthcare professionals are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge remains up-to-date and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This includes taking account of ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAutismDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department of Health's document entitled Statutory guidance for Local Authorities and NHS organisations to support implementation of the Adult Autism Strategy, published in Ma
Answer: The House of Lords has established an Autism Act 2009 Committee, which is holding an inquiry to look at the Autism Act, the autism strategy, and the autism statutory guidance, and which will make recommendations to the Government by 30 November 2025. This...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce waiting times for autism assessments.
Answer: Lord Darzi’s independent review of the National Health Service, published in September 2024, highlighted the severe delays for accessing autism assessments and that demand for assessments for autism has grown significantly in recent years.It is the respon...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the duration of the recruitment process for the Royal Air Force.
Answer: The current Government inherited a crisis in recruitment and retention from the last administration but are taking steps to address it. Since June 2024, the recruitment timeline for Enlisted Aviator entrants has reduced by over 10 per cent and work is ong...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription Drugs: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that pathfinder sites in the NHS Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme are able to provide services without interruption from Decemb
Answer: The Pathfinder programme will conclude in December 2025. NHS England is working with system leaders and stakeholders, using learning from the Pathfinder to design independent prescribing in future community pharmacy clinical services.NHS England aims to p...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure on-site biodiversity net gains offsets are (a) formally registered and (b) adequately monitored.
Answer: The Government has provided over £35 million of new burdens funding to Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), county councils and combined authorities thus far to help them implement mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG). The uses to which the funding can be ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ringfencing funding for local authorities from planning fees for (a) monitoring and (b) enforcing on-site biodiversit
Answer: The Government has provided over £35 million of new burdens funding to Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), county councils and combined authorities thus far to help them implement mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG). The uses to which the funding can be ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) resources, (b) mechanisms and (c) funding his Department plans to make available to enable effective (i) monitoring and (ii) enforcement of on-site biodiversity net gain.
Answer: The Government has provided over £35 million of new burdens funding to Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), county councils and combined authorities thus far to help them implement mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG). The uses to which the funding can be ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOut-of-School EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure that high-quality education provision is available for children who are unable to attend (a) mainstream education and (b) special unit add-ons.
Answer: This government is committed to ensuring that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to thrive in their education and make a successful transition into adulthood, including those who ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOut-of-School Education: NottinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with Nottinghamshire County Council to improve its Education Otherwise Than At Schools provision; and whether she plans to make additional funding available for Education Oth
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.When a local autho...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOut-of-School Education: NottinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with Nottinghamshire County Council on the allocation of funds for Education Otherwise Than At School provision in Nottinghamshire.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.When a local autho...
Answered 8 May 2025
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