James Wild MP: written questions
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Written questions
Offenders: DeportationMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is provided to the Chief Executive of HMPPS regarding assessing the potential impact on public confidence in the Early Removal Scheme or the criminal justice system of a decision to authorise remova
Answer: We do not collate information on how many cases are referred to the Chief Executive of HMPPS under the Early Removal Scheme or the outcome of such referrals.Guidance to Prison Governors, and all those involved in administering the scheme including the Chi...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is provided to Prison Governors considering authorising the removal of foreign national offenders to assess the potential impact on public confidence in the Early Removal Scheme or the criminal just
Answer: We do not collate information on how many cases are referred to the Chief Executive of HMPPS under the Early Removal Scheme or the outcome of such referrals.Guidance to Prison Governors, and all those involved in administering the scheme including the Chi...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases under the Early Removal Scheme where the removal may undermine confidence in the scheme or criminal justice system were referred to the Chief Executive of HMPPS for decision in each of the last fiv
Answer: We do not collate information on how many cases are referred to the Chief Executive of HMPPS under the Early Removal Scheme or the outcome of such referrals.Guidance to Prison Governors, and all those involved in administering the scheme including the Chi...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordReligious Practice: BabiesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the application of data protection law to the collection and retention of personal data in connection with infant baptisms and oth
Answer: Under the UK’s data protection legislation, religious organisations have obligations to process personal data lawfully, fairly and transparently. Personal data should also be kept secure, its accuracy should be maintained where appropriate, and it should ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEurostar: Musical InstrumentsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with Eurostar on the carriage of musical instruments on cross border services.
Answer: There have been no recent ministerial‑level discussions with Eurostar on the carriage of musical instruments on cross‑border services. However, the Government, including UK Border Force officials, regularly reviews the feasibility of potential UK CITES Po...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMusical Instruments: Convention on International Trade in Endangered SpeciesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the music sector on delays at UK ports linked to the inspection of CITES regulated instruments.
Answer: There have been no recent ministerial‑level discussions with representatives of the music sector on delays at UK ports arising from the inspection of CITES‑regulated instruments. Defra and its agencies regularly discuss the implementation of CITES require...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMusical Instruments: Convention on International Trade in Endangered SpeciesHome OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to Border Force officers on the handling of CITES documentation for musical instruments.
Answer: All Border Force officers receive relevant mandatory training on dealing with international trade documentation, which includes CITES permits, to aid the detection of illicit goods linked to the illegal wildlife trade, including musical instruments.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget Responsibility: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111210More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the urgent question on the resignation of the chair of the OBR at column 991, 3 December 2025, whether special advisers have been req
Answer: On 9 February, the Government published its Review of Budget information security. This includes the outcomes and recommendations of the Cabinet Office’s leak inquiry. All individuals and organisations in government who had access to the relevant informat...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget Responsibility: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111209More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 3 December 2025 on OBR: Resignation of Chair, Official Report, column 991, if she will provide an update on the progress of the leak
Answer: On 9 February, the Government published its Review of Budget information security. This includes the outcomes and recommendations of the Cabinet Office’s leak inquiry. The recommendations will be implemented in full.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral answer of 25 November 2025, Official Report Column 201, on NHS Dental Services in Norfolk, when he will issue a direction to the Office for Students.
Answer: We intend to set out next steps on the dental workforce soon.The independent Office for Students (OfS) has statutory responsibility for allocating funding for dental school places. Allocation outcomes are based on guidance issued by the Government, alongs...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: North West NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many emergency dental appointments have been delivered under the Urgent Dental Care Incentive Scheme in (a) Norfolk and Waveney and (b) North West Norfolk; and (b) what progress his Department
Answer: We have asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available from April 2025.These app...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on the Police Funding Settlement (England and Wales) 2026-27 on the provisions for tackling fly tipping in rural areas.
Answer: As a result of the 2026-27 police funding settlement, Norfolk Police will receive up to £248.7 million in 2026-27, which is an increase of £9.5 million on the previous year. This equates to a 4.0% cash increase in funding.Forces are operationally independ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime: North West NorfolkHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of the Police Funding Settlement (England and Wales) 2026-27 on the response times to rural crime incidents in North West Norfolk consti
Answer: As a result of the 2026-27 police funding settlement, Norfolk Police will receive up to £248.7 million in 2026-27, which is an increase of £9.5 million on the previous year. This equates to a 4.0% cash increase in funding.Forces are operationally independ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNorfolk ConstabularyHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full time equivalent police officers there were in Norfolk Constabulary on (a) 1 September 2024 and (b) 1 September 2025.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales, on a bi-annual basis, as at 31 March and 30 September each year in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https:...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: North West NorfolkHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of the Police Funding Settlement (England and Wales) 2026-27 on the number of police officers in North West Norfolk constituency.
Answer: As a result of the 2026-27 police funding settlement, Norfolk Police will receive up to £248.7 million in 2026-27, which is an increase of £9.5 million on the previous year. This equates to a 4.0% cash increase in funding.Forces are operationally independ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for North West Norfolk of 11 December 2025 regarding Daesh.
Answer: I thank the Hon Member for his letter and he will receive a reply shortly.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to hold Iran to account for the repression of protesters.
Answer: The killing and brutal repression of peaceful protesters in Iran is horrific. Iranians must be able to exercise their right to peaceful protest without fear of reprisal.The Iranian government must immediately end the violence, uphold fundamental rights an...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the (a) scope and (b) timetable of the forthcoming consultation on proposals to merge shotgun and firearms licensing regimes.
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February 2025, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the controls on...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has recently assessed the potential merits of reviewing the weighting given to a child's views in child arrangement orders in cases where there is an unresolved disagreement between parents
Answer: The Government does not have any plans to undertake a formal assessment of the efficacy of child arrangement orders. However, we have recently published a review of the courts’ application of the presumption of parental involvement that explored the impac...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered changes to child arrangement orders that would affect child maintenance requirements for parents without custody.
Answer: The Government does not have any plans to undertake a formal assessment of the efficacy of child arrangement orders. However, we have recently published a review of the courts’ application of the presumption of parental involvement that explored the impac...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCAFCASS: AccountabilityMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has recently considered measures to improve the accountability of CAFCASS.
Answer: As a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice, the oversight and assurance arrangements for Cafcass are carried out in accordance with the Arms-Length Body Code of Practice. Specific areas of oversight are also covered in the Fram...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Conciliation Services: Voucher SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 87077 on Children: Custody, what plans his Department has to fund the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme beyond March 2026.
Answer: Since my response to PQ 87077 on 10 November 2025, uptake of the Mediation Voucher Scheme has continued to grow. The scheme has now helped over 51,000 families access mediation services since its launch.Decisions on the continuation or expansion of the Me...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Conciliation Services: NorfolkMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 87077 on Children: Custody, what estimate he has made of the number of families reached by the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme in a) Norfolk and b) North Wes
Answer: Since my response to PQ 87077 on 10 November 2025, uptake of the Mediation Voucher Scheme has continued to grow. The scheme has now helped over 51,000 families access mediation services since its launch.Decisions on the continuation or expansion of the Me...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Conciliation Services: Voucher SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 87077 on Children: Custody, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme.
Answer: Since my response to PQ 87077 on 10 November 2025, uptake of the Mediation Voucher Scheme has continued to grow. The scheme has now helped over 51,000 families access mediation services since its launch.Decisions on the continuation or expansion of the Me...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 87080 on Child Arrangement Orders, if he will make such an assessment.
Answer: The Government does not have any plans to undertake a formal assessment of the efficacy of child arrangement orders. However, we have recently published a review of the courts’ application of the presumption of parental involvement that explored the impac...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
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