James Naish MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Health Professions: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that newly-qualified (a) nurses and (b) other healthcare professionals trained in the UK have sufficient job opportunities.
Answer: Decisions on the availability of job opportunities for newly qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals trained in the United Kingdom are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Health ProfessionsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending free childcare funded hours to people undertaking accredited professional healthcare courses in (a) nursing and (b) other subjects.
Answer: From September 2025, the government will expand government-funded childcare so eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of funded childcare per week, over 38 weeks of the year, from the term after their child turns nine months o...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to established (a) community and (b) charitable groups.
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that charitable organisations and community groups play in providing crucial support to families and individuals across the country. These organisations, as well as the wider Voluntary, Community and Social Enterp...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his European counterparts to support state institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the context of alleged attempts to undermine the Dayton Pea
Answer: In response to unconstitutional activities by Republika Srpska entity President Dodik, the UK, with European counterparts, is working to ensure a strong and unified international response that encourages Bosnian state institutions to act to protect Bosnia...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: RushcliffeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of chiropractors in supporting people in Rushcliffe constituency to return to work.
Answer: Whilst no assessment has been made on the potential merits of chiropractors in supporting people in Rushcliffe constituency to return to work, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire & Rutland District offers a range of employment support interventions for indi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for musculoskeletal services in Rushcliffe constituency; and if he will consider the use of chiropractors as regulated healthcare professionals to re
Answer: NHS England does not nationally commission chiropractic care as it is a complementary and alternative medicine. There are no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating chiropractic care into centrally commissioned National Health S...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: NottinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the availability of apprenticeships in the education sector meets demand in (a) Nottingham and (b) Nottinghamshire; and whether she is taking steps to (i) increase the ra
Answer: There are a number of apprenticeship standards available in the education and early years sector including level 3 Teaching assistant, level 5 Early years lead practitioner and level 6 Teacher.To support employers to access apprenticeships, the government...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCatering: ContractsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his speech at the NFU conference on 25 February 2025, whether the requirement for government catering contracts to favour high-welfare products will be determined wit
Answer: The National Procurement Policy Statement underscores the Government's commitment to increasing the procurement of food that meets higher environmental standards, supporting local suppliers and upholding ethical sourcing practises across public sector con...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle (a) wildlife crime, (b) hare coursing and (c) badger baiting.
Answer: Wildlife crime is unacceptable. Defra is providing £424,000 for the National Wildlife Crime (NWCU) in 2025-2026. The NWCU helps prevent and detect wildlife crime by obtaining and disseminating intelligence, undertaking analysis which highlights local or n...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: Housing AssociationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has issued recent guidance to housing associations on the level of contribution they should make to estate service management fees.
Answer: The Department has not issued recent guidance around the level of contribution Housing Associations make to estate management fees.Housing Associations may be responsible for managing communal areas on estates that they own, and the extent to which they c...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46916More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will (a) increase the tax-free childcare allowance and (b) allow parents to use that allowance in place of funded hours.
Answer: The £2,000 Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) top-up, which can be claimed per year and per child up to age 11 (and £4,000 per disabled child, up to age 16), was set at this level because the Government believes it strikes the right balance between helping parents ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending council tax legislation so new owners bringing previously empty properties back into use are not required t
Answer: The government recognises there may be circumstances where it would not be appropriate for a council tax premium to apply. That is why this government introduced a number of exceptions to council tax premiums which came into effect from 1 April 2025. This...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCats: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Animal Welfare Committee’s December 2024 report recommendation to ban any further delibera
Answer: The Government welcomes the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices. We are carefully considering the Committee’s recommendations.
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: Property Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of standardising the contribution that Housing Associations make to estate service management fees.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the implications of standardising the contribution that Housing Associations make to estate management fees.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCompetition and Markets Authority: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress has been made on the appointment of a new chair for the Competition and Markets Authority; and when this position is likely to be filled.
Answer: Doug Gurr was appointed Interim Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) on 21 January 2025 for a period of up to 18 months. The Secretary of State is grateful for the leadership Doug Gurr has shown in re-focusing the CMA on growth, investme...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTelephone Services: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to limit phone line rental charges for analogue landlines; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of phone-only line rental charges following the transition to
Answer: The Department does not have plans to limit phone line rental charges for analogue landlines as this is a matter for industry. However, under Ofcom’s telephony universal service conditions, BT and KCOM (in Hull) are required to offer a voice service to ev...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: StudentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) limit and (b) prohibit the use of joint and several liability contracts in student housing.
Answer: The government does not intend to restrict or prohibit the use of joint and several liability contracts in the student housing market. This is a well-established practice in the sector, allowing groups of students to choose to live together with their fri...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the merits of extending the home fee status for UK citizens living in (a) the EEA and (b) Switzerland beyond 1 January 2028.
Answer: British citizens and their family members living in the EEA or Switzerland at the end of the transition period (31 December 2020) who meet the relevant residency requirements, will generally be eligible for home fee status, tuition fee and maintenance sup...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: InternetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that websites such as Checkatrade are vetting tradespeople appropriately to reduce the risk of fraud to platform users.
Answer: Checkatrade is a private company providing a UK-based online platform that connects homeowners with vetted and approved local tradespeople. Government is not directly involved in the vetting process or checks undertaken by Checkatrade. TrustMark is a UK g...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: Protective ClothingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward regulations to require all road cyclists to wear an approved safety helmet.
Answer: The Highway Code recommends that cyclists should wear helmets. The Government encourages cyclists, particularly children, to do so, but has no plans to make this a legal requirement. The safety benefits of mandating helmets would be likely to be outweighe...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: HygieneDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to regulate hygiene standards within the (i) hairdresser, (ii) barber and (iii) beauty industries.
Answer: Businesses in the hair and beauty sector, which includes barber shops, hairdressers and beauty salons are required to comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations, which place duties on businesses to assess the risk o...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNicaragua: Human Rights and Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in Nicaragua on the suppression of (a) human rights and (b) religious freedoms in that country.
Answer: We share widespread international concern about the relentless suppression of democratic, religious, and other freedoms in Nicaragua. We continue to urge the Nicaraguan authorities to re-establish democratic freedoms in our engagements with the Nicaraguan...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSugar Beet: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that sugar beet growers receive an adequate price for their product.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of sugar beet farmers who are vital to UK sugar production. Also, that sugar beet itself, used in crop rotations, is beneficial to soil and crop health and allows arable farms a season of “rest” from cereal product...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Armed Forces and Civil ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to promote the Advance into Justice scheme; and whether she plans to take steps to establish continuity of service between the armed forces and civil service pension schemes.
Answer: ‘Advance into Justice’ is a Ministry of Justice recruitment initiative aimed at providing a direct recruitment channel for Armed Forces Service Leavers, Veterans and Veterans Spouses into key operational roles across HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabled Facilities GrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to update the Disabled Facilities Grant allocations formula; whether the large and growing older persons populations in rural areas will be carefully con
Answer: The government recognises how important home adaptations are in enabling disabled people to live as independently as possible in a safe and suitable environment. This is why the government has awarded an £86 million in-year uplift to the DFG for 2024-25, ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
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