James Naish MP: written questions
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Written questions
Youth Mobility SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26194More
Question: o ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out a timeline for the establishment of the UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordIntimate Image Abuse: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to require technology companies to implement device-level controls preventing children from taking, sending or receiving nude images within three months.
Answer: This Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from online sexual abuse. The previous Prime Minister announced on 8 June 2026 that the UK would become the first country in the world where it is impossible for children to take, sha...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic CommerceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with online review platforms about sharing information about businesses that receive repeated complaints with relevant consumer protection a
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that consumers can shop online with confidence. Consumers making purchases online benefit from a 14-day cancellation period. We have strengthened enforcement through the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Ac...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic CommerceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Trading Standards enforcement of consumer rights relating to online retailers; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that consumers can shop online with confidence. Consumers making purchases online benefit from a 14-day cancellation period. We have strengthened enforcement through the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Ac...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic CommerceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that online retailers comply with consumers’ statutory rights, including the 14-day cancellation period for online purchases.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that consumers can shop online with confidence. Consumers making purchases online benefit from a 14-day cancellation period. We have strengthened enforcement through the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Ac...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration it has given to extending free bus travel for children and young people to other periods of the year.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of affordable and reliable bus services. The Summer Bus Fare Offer was a time-limited scheme designed to help families travel for less this summer.At present, the majority of bus services operate on a commercial ba...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who have had pre-settled status revoked as granted in error retain their right to (a) work, (b) rent property and (c) access banking services while any appeal is ongoing.
Answer: A person’s EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) status will only be considered to have been granted in error where they were granted that status in circumstances where the information or evidence shows that they did not meet the relevant requirements for it under ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria caseworkers use to determine that pre-settled status was granted in error, and whether this guidance has changed since the EU Settlement Scheme opened.
Answer: A person’s EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) status will only be considered to have been granted in error where they were granted that status in circumstances where the information or evidence shows that they did not meet the relevant requirements for it under ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been notified since January 2026 that their pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme was granted in error; and how many of these notifications led to status being revoked
Answer: A person’s EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) status will only be considered to have been granted in error where they were granted that status in circumstances where the information or evidence shows that they did not meet the relevant requirements for it under ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22282More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential risks posed by Emergency Alerts to victims of domestic abuse who rely on concealed secondary mobile phones for their safety; and what measures are in place to mitigat
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of holding local referendums to allow residents to confirm proposed local government reorganisation arrangements before they
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of Sates Oral Statement on 7 September.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDormant Assets Scheme: WomenDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising women and girls as a discrete beneficiary group under the Dormant Assets Scheme.
Answer: The Dormant Assets Scheme has released over £1 billion for good causes across the UK. In 2022, we publicly consulted on which causes the English portion of funding should support, receiving 3,300 responses from the general public, civil society organisati...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22279More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has considered increasing the maximum property value eligible under the Lifetime ISA from £450,000.
Answer: Data from the latest UK House Price Index shows that while the average price paid by first-time buyers has increased, it is still below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK except for London, where the average price paid is affected by bor...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language Therapy: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the outcomes of the Early Language Support for Every Child pathfinder sites; and whether she plans to increase funding for these sites beyond the initial two-year period.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChildren: AudiologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure integrated care boards commission high-quality audiology services for deaf children across England, in line with the 2019 guidance produced jointly with t
Answer: Further to the answer of 4 March in response to Question 114118, the Paediatric Hearing Services Improvement Programme has had a particular focus on improving the quality, outcomes and governance of paediatric audiology services, working alongside Nationa...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in what way the £200 million investment in SEND training will be allocated to improve mainstream school staff expertise in supporting deaf and hearing-impaired pupils; and what proportion is ring-fenced for sen
Answer: The proposed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms aim to improve inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, whilst also ensuring specialist settings are able to cater for those with more complex needs.Our £200 million investment...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure the proposed Specialist Provision Packages set out requirements for supporting children with hearing impairment; and by what date she expects these packages to be published.
Answer: Specialist provision packages are descriptions of support for children and young people with the most complex needs, who require long-term specialist provision. This includes children and young people with hearing impairments where appropriate, with packa...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Sign Language: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of additional qualified teachers of the deaf required to deliver the new GCSE in British Sign Language; and what steps she is taking to address the shortfall of 200 teac
Answer: The British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE is a key feature of our commitment to enhancing the status of BSL in education and society.Following the publication of Ofqual's final qualification rules, awarding organisations are now able to develop detailed specif...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that NICE's recognition of post-exertional malaise as a core diagnostic feature of ME/CFS is reflected consistently in (a) clinical training and (b) NHS service p
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Skipton and Ripon on 16 July 2026 to Question 16893.Additionally, the Department, together with NHS England, have developed a template service specification for mild, moderate, and severe...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase investment in specialist services for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Skipton and Ripon on 16 July 2026 to Question 16893.Additionally, the Department, together with NHS England, have developed a template service specification for mild, moderate, and severe...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing statutory oversight of chronic pain management training for healthcare professionals.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Stockton West on 15 July 2026 in response to Question 16094.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVitamin B12Department of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department will develop a national strategy for the diagnosis and treatment of Vitamin B12 deficiency.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided to the Hon Member for Hazel Grove on 22 and 25 April 2025 to Questions 44659 and 44657.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVitamin B12Department of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of diagnostic thresholds for Vitamin B12 deficiency; and what steps she is taking to reduce regional variation in access to treatment for pat
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided to the Hon Member for Hazel Grove on 22 and 25 April 2025 to Questions 44659 and 44657.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing jobseekers who are not in receipt of benefits to access employment advice and support from Jobcentres; and whether he plans to change the
Answer: This government recognises that a fundamental change in how employment support is designed and delivered is required to help more people to find, stay and progress in work, including those not receiving benefits. The core Jobcentre Plus offer is primaril...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the rules on cross-pavement electric vehicle charging so that residents whose property boundary is more than two metres from the pavement, incl
Answer: In May 2025, the Government amended permitted development rights, removing the 2-metre set back requirement for qualifying off-street electric vehicle charge point installations.Furthermore, the Government is introducing permitted development rights for c...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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