James Naish MP: written questions 2025
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Wood-burning StovesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce restrictions on the number of wood burning stoves permitted per residential property; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact
Answer: We have no plans to introduce restrictions on the number of wood burning stoves permitted per residential property. In the recently published Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 we committed to consult on new measures to cut emissions from domestic combus...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRape: DrugsHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered reclassifying date rape drugs such as flunitrazepam and gamma-hydroxybutyrate as weapons.
Answer: Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB) and Flunitrazepam are controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. GHB, and the related substances Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-Butanediol (1,4-BD), were reclassified from Class C to Class B in 2022, in line wi...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGame: Gun SportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing in vicarious liability for landowners to reduce grouse shooting.
Answer: The introduction of new regulation, such as vicarious liability, requires evidence that it will be effective. Vicarious liability occurs where one person can be held liable for the actions of another person. With regards to grouse shooting, this could mea...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the beginning of the statutory time period of 9.30am nationally during weekdays for concessionary bus pass holders.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age. The ENCTS costs around £795 million annually and any changes to the statutory obligations, such ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: DNAMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost savings from expanding DNA testing in criminal trials.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not collect or hold data which would link the use of DNA testing, or any other type of evidence produced by the prosecution, with the overall efficiency of criminal trials. Therefore, it is not possible to make an estimate of ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: SyriaHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of new immigration rules on people who arrived under the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme.
Answer: In line with our Public Sector Equality Duty, Equality Impact Assessments are undertaken for new policies to ensure that there are no unintended or disproportionate impacts on people with protected characteristics. This includes consideration of nationali...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to address the difference in home fee status eligibility for siblings who are both British nationals where one child benefits from Withdrawal Agreement protections and anothe
Answer: UK nationals and their children living in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, who wish to study in the UK, will be eligible for automatic home fee status and student support for courses starting up to seven years from the end of the transitio...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department will consider introducing discretionary provisions within home tuition fee eligibility criteria for British nationals living abroad who can demonstrate genuine and ongoing connections to
Answer: To qualify for automatic home fee status and higher education student support, students must normally be settled in the UK and have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands for at least three years before their course begins. However, if a student h...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of home tuition fee eligibility rules on British citizens who relocated to EU member states while the UK was part of the European Union; and wheth
Answer: UK nationals and their children living in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, who wish to study in the UK, will be eligible for automatic home fee status and student support for courses starting up to seven years from the end of the transitio...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) merits of calculating maintenance loans through net rather than gross household income and (b) impact of that change on single parental income
Answer: Entitlement to partially means-tested undergraduate loans for living costs is based on the income of the student’s household.The income used is the total income on which a person is charged income tax at step 1 of the calculation in Section 23 of the Inco...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: Public ConsultationDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Question 8287answered on 16 October 2024, what is the (a) status of the best practice guide to community consultation and engagement and (b) when this guide will be completed.
Answer: Following consultation with stakeholders, Active Travel England’s Rural Design Guidance is currently in its final development stages and is expected to be published by the end of the year.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2024 to UIN 8287, what the status is of the proposed rural design guide; and when that guide will be completed.
Answer: Following consultation with stakeholders, Active Travel England’s Rural Design Guidance is currently in its final development stages and is expected to be published by the end of the year.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of changing planning laws to ensure developments with full planning permission are (a) completed on time and (b) n
Answer: Local planning authorities (LPAs) already have a wide range of enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance, which they can use in instances where development has not taken place in accordance with the relevant planning consent. These enfo...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the forthcoming Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will include provisions to (a) regulate the use of estate rentcharges on freehold properties, (b) limit enforcement p
Answer: The use of Sections 121 and 122 of the Law of Property Act 1925 to enforce rent arrears is draconian and wholly inappropriate given alternative means for rentcharge arrears are available. We will publish an ambitious draft Leasehold and Commonhold reform ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFreehold: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Section 121 of the Law of Property Act 1925 powers on freehold homeowners' ability to sell properties subject to estate ren
Answer: The use of Sections 121 and 122 of the Law of Property Act 1925 to enforce rent arrears is draconian and wholly inappropriate given alternative means for rentcharge arrears are available. We will publish an ambitious draft Leasehold and Commonhold reform ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJoint Replacements: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the use of body mass index thresholds to determine eligibility for joint replacement surgery.
Answer: The Department has made no specific assessment of the potential merits of removing the use of body mass index (BMI) thresholds to determine eligibility for joint replacement surgery. It is the responsibility of individual integrated care boards to determi...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to weight loss injections for long-term conditions.
Answer: Weight loss injections are currently recommended for use on the National Health Service for the treatment of obesity and/or type 2 diabetes. To be routinely used in the NHS in England, a medicine normally needs a marketing authorisation from the Medicines...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on meeting the 18-week treatment targets in the Elective Reform Plan.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. We have exceeded our pledge to deliver an extra two million operations, scans, and appointments, having delivered 5.2 million additional appointments between July 2024 and June 2025. This marks a...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce elective care waiting times (a) in general and (b) for joint replacement surgery.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients first and tackling waiting lists as part of our Health Mission. We exceeded our pledge to deliver an extra two million appointments, tests, and operations in our first year of Government, delivering 5.2 mill...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service do not send arrears letters to people who pay on time.
Answer: Robust processes are in place to ensure correspondence issued by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is accurate and reflects each customer’s payment status. CMS systems monitor compliance of expected payments and where payments are not made in full and o...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce Child Maintenance Service (a) response and (b) decision times.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has made significant strides through its Service Modernisation and Digital Transformation Programmes, improving response times and expanding online services for separated parents. It has optimised digital channels and s...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Child Maintenance Service provides proof, if requested, of calculations of collection fees.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring transparency in the operation of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). The CMS provides two service types: Direct Pay, where parents arrange payments between themselves, and Collect and Pay, where the CMS calculates ...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrisis and Resilience Fund: Civil SocietyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make and assessment of the adequacy of funding for the voluntary sector through the Crisis Resilience Fund.
Answer: No assessment has been made on the adequacy of funding for the voluntary sector through the Crisis Resilience Fund. The Government is providing £842 million per year (£1 billion including Barnett consequential) to reform crisis support, which represents t...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTongue-tie: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) research the causes of ankyloglossia and (b) improve early diagnosis of that condition.
Answer: The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health, and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, loc...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a national strategy for (a) palliative and (b) end of life care.
Answer: The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England. I refer the hon. member to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1087 I gave to the House on 24 November 2025.The MSF will drive improvements in the ...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
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