James Naish MP: written questions 2025
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Hospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing funding for the specialist (a) care, (b) advice and (c) assessment provided by hospices.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative care services to meet the reasonable needs of their population, which can include hospice services available within the ICB catchment. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospice contracts reflect the (a) cost of the services they provide and (b) needs of their local populations.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative care services to meet the reasonable needs of their population, which can include hospice services available within the ICB catchment. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: Small BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that transition plan requirements to clean energy are (a) proportionate and (b) flexible for SMEs.
Answer: The government consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements has now closed. We are reviewing responses and will respond in due course. Sustainable finance is a key priority for the government and is one of the growth pillars...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Carbon Emissions and Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether transition plans will be integrated within the UK’s Sustainability Reporting Standards framework.
Answer: The government consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements has now closed. We are reviewing responses and will respond in due course. Sustainable finance is a key priority for the government and is one of the growth pillars...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of aligning UK transition plan requirements with international sustainability standards.
Answer: The government consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements has now closed. We are reviewing responses and will respond in due course. Sustainable finance is a key priority for the government and is one of the growth pillars...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential for transition plan disclosure to help promote private investment into the UK’s net zero transition.
Answer: The government consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements has now closed. We are reviewing responses and will respond in due course. Sustainable finance is a key priority for the government and is one of the growth pillars...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to establish a clear (a) pathway and (b) timetable for transition plan disclosure to become mandatory for large UK companies.
Answer: The government consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements has now closed. We are reviewing responses and will respond in due course. Sustainable finance is a key priority for the government and is one of the growth pillars...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he his planned timetable is for publication of the Government’s plan for implementing mandatory transition plan disclosure for in-scope companies.
Answer: The government consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements has now closed. We are reviewing responses and will respond in due course. Sustainable finance is a key priority for the government and is one of the growth pillars...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding provided to nurseries to deliver the extended free childcare hours without financial shortfall.
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, improving the life chances for every child and the work choices for every parent.In the 2025/26 financial year alone, the depa...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK will contribute £1 billion to the Eighth Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 10 September 2025 to Questions 72852 and 72853.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what resources her Department has allocated to the enforcement of heavy goods vehicle operator licensing standards; and what plans her Department has to strengthen enforcement in this area.
Answer: There is a robust operator licensing system administered by independent Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain who act as gatekeepers to the industry. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) supports this process by providing compliance and enforc...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what enforcement measures her Department has to ensure heavy goods vehicles operators hold the correct license; and how many prosecutions have been brought in the last three years for operators that did not.
Answer: There is a robust operator licensing system administered by independent Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain who act as gatekeepers to the industry. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) supports this process by providing compliance and enforc...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department are taking to help ensure that national HGV operators hold the correct license.
Answer: There is a robust operator licensing system administered by independent Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain who act as gatekeepers to the industry. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) supports this process by providing compliance and enforc...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve sanction processes for private parking companies that repeatedly (a) generate upheld complaints and (b) lose appeals.
Answer: The Government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector.The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance on the operation and management of private parking f...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on investigating private car park operators in instances of repeated disputes over charges where appeals
Answer: No such discussions have taken place. Responsibility for the policy and legislation governing car parking at off-street locations rests with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. This includes any issues relating to enforce...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent ReviewDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has allocated funding for the Government response to the Hughes Report.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent ReviewDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution in response to the question from the Hon. Member for Rushcliffe of 5 February 2025, Official report, column 751, what progress he has made o
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consider how people with life-long disabilities caused by receiving sodium valproate in utero will be affected by welfare reforms when planning those reforms.
Answer: In our Pathways to Work Green Paper, we set out plans to remove the WCA and move to using the PIP assessment as the single assessment for additional financial support for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions in England and Wales. To...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance Certificates: Holiday AccommodationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of new Energy Performance Certificate regulations on (a) holiday lets and (b) the tourism sector.
Answer: Government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector, including proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C or equivalent by 2030. We have sought views on wh...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: International CooperationTreasuryTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81438More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered joining The Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce set up at COP28.
Answer: We are committed to helping deliver global climate finance, including the New Collective Quantified Goal agreed at COP29 of at least $300bn per year to developing countries by 2035, and responding to the wider call on all actors to increase climate financ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81437More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the amount of potential revenue that could be raised from taxing sport utility vehicles in line with France.
Answer: The Government annually reviews the rates and thresholds of taxes and reliefs to ensure that they are appropriate and reflect the current state of the economy. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events in the context of the public fina...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthwatchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will launch a public consultation before introducing legislation to abolish the statutory functions of local Healthwatch.
Answer: Although there are no plans to carry out a direct public consultation on the abolition of local Healthwatch arrangements. Dr Dash’s report on patient safety across the health and care landscape was published in July 2025 and made nine recommendations whic...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: TransportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS trusts on accountability measures for contracted NHS transport providers in instances where they repeatedly fail to meet required standards.
Answer: No such discussions have been held.Local integrated care boards (ICBs) hold responsibility for the implementation of patient transport services at a local level, including monitoring and improving performance against targets. ICBs are best placed to work ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSutton Bonington Primary School: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding she has provided to Sutton Bonington Primary School for rebuilding in the last 12 months.
Answer: The School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) is a centrally delivered programme. Therefore, no funding is allocated or distributed directly to schools.Details of all contracts awarded over £10,000 are published on the ‘Contracts Finder’ website, which can be acc...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: AdvocacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding will be ringfenced for independent patient advocacy and engagement services at local level after the proposed abolition of local Healthwatch.
Answer: Funding for independent patient advocacy and funding for local Healthwatch is currently not ring-fenced, and the Department has no plans to introduce a ring fence in future years.The abolition of local Healthwatch arrangements, and transfer of their funct...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
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