Jess Brown-Fuller MP: written questions
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Written questions
DanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has to help increase (a) participation in and (b) access to dance in local communities.
Answer: Improving access to the arts is a priority for this Government. Dance plays a central role in our country’s cultural ecology, from organisations like the English National Ballet and Rambert through to the community clubs across the country that ensure the...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the international student levy will be introduced.
Answer: This government is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to attend higher education (HE). We must, therefore, reform the HE system to better support disadvantaged students.That is why the government wi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDance: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures her Department is taking to help support access to dance education in schools.
Answer: The department provides funding for the Music and Dance Scheme (MDS) for means-tested bursaries for 11 to 19 year-olds and the Dance and Drama Awards (DaDA) means-tested grants for 16 to 19 year-olds to improve access to specialist dance education. These ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education Innovation FundDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans she has to review the threshold for eligibility criteria for the Higher Education Innovation Fund.
Answer: The Government has no current plans to review the threshold for eligibility for the Higher Education Innovation Fund. The new eligibility criteria and threshold were recently developed and published in May 2025.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDance: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support the funding of training for young dancers from (a) disadvantaged backgrounds and (b) all backgrounds; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits
Answer: The department provides funding for the Music and Dance Scheme (MDS) for means-tested bursaries for 11 to 19 year-olds and the Dance and Drama Awards (DaDA) means-tested grants for 16 to 19 year-olds to improve access to specialist dance education. These ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Management Organisation: Data ProcessingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to improve data processing at the Marine Management Organisation.
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is working with Defra and the Government data community to improve the overall data management and governance of all data it holds. This work is guided by the Data Maturity Assessment for Government Framework and u...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Self-employedDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the Minimum Income Floor for Universal Credit claimants.
Answer: The Minimum Income Floor is designed to encourage self-employed customers to progress in work and grow their earnings to a sustainable level. An individual’s Minimum Income Floor is set and reviewed by their work coach based on the number of hours they ar...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure increased access to electric vehicle transition for residents without off-street parking.
Answer: The Government is driving forward the expansion of public charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can confidently make the switch to an electric vehicle. The £381 million Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund is supporti...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Charging PointsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to update the National Planning Policy Framework to facilitate the installation of electric vehicle charging points for homeowners without driveways.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that in setting local parking standards for residential and non-residential development, planning policies should take into account the need to ensure adequate provision of spaces for charging plug-in and...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits of creating NHS-approved meal planning kits.
Answer: The Department for Health and Social Care and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, alongside other Government departments, are funding research on recipe boxes through the SALIENT food systems trials. The trial is partnering with a comm...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide clearer support pathways for women experiencing surgical menopause.
Answer: The Government recognises that women suffering from symptoms of menopause have been failed for far too long, and we acknowledge the impact it has on women’s lives, relationships, and participation in the workplace.Surgical menopause can have significant c...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMigraines: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve access to migraine (i) diagnoses and (ii) treatment, (b) increase the availability of long-term specialist care for migraine patients and (c) raise awareness
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline, Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and management, sets out best practice for healthcare professionals in the care, treatment, and support of people who suffer from headaches, including...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the NHS Car Parking Guidance.
Answer: The Department currently has no plans to review National Health Service car parking guidance. Free hospital car parking is available to groups that are most in-need, including disabled people, frequent outpatient attenders, the parents of sick children st...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land RegistryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of processing times at HM Land Registry.
Answer: Improving speed of service remains a top priority for HM Land Registry (HMLR). Plans to achieve this will be outlined in its forthcoming Strategy 2025+ being published shortly. As its sponsor department, MHCLG holds HMLR to account for performance and ope...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will consider appointing a cross-departmental Minister for Rural Communities.
Answer: Defra has responsibility for rural communities and leads on rural proofing, but individual departments are responsible for ensuring that their policy decision-making is rural proofed.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will consider appointing a Cabinet Minister for Children and Young People.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has responsibility for children and young people at Cabinet.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ChichesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) increase NHS winter capacity in Chichester constituency for the 2025-26 winter period and (b) enhance public awareness of winter illness prevention.
Answer: The National Health Service is already preparing for winter this year with the development and better testing of winter plans. This includes the surge capacity and escalation plans in place across all NHS and urgent care services including Chichester.The ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides to bereaved families awaiting coroner's inquests.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting an inquest process which is swift as possible and puts the bereaved at the heart of the process. We recognise the impact of delays on bereaved families and wider systems. However, as coroner services are locally f...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will undertake a review of the (a) selection and (b) security process applied to appoint Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the US; and if she will make it her policy to
Answer: All appointees for Ambassador and High Commissioner roles are subject to pre-posting processes, including security vetting. We do not comment on the details of individual clearances or national security as a matter of course.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80878More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Lifetime ISA price threshold on prospective first-time buyers in Chichester constituency.
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 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: Seasonal WorkersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to confirm the number of Seasonal Worker visas that will be available for picking and packing fruit and vegetables in 2026.
Answer: The Government recognises that its vital farms have the labour they need to harvest their great British produce and grow their businesses. We’ve announced a 5-year extension to the seasonal worker visa route to provide stability and certainty to the horti...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: Planning PermissionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take (a) legislative and (b) other steps to reduce levels of (i) environmental planning conditions and (ii) biodiversity net gain requirements to help support horticulture
Answer: The Government has stated its intention to consult on changes to the planning policy framework later this year. On BNG, the Government recently consulted on options to improve the implementation of biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield de...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of court delays on local authorities carrying out enforcement of unauthorised encampments on Council property.
Answer: Enforcement action against unauthorised encampments is treated as urgent business by the courts, and subject to any local capacity constraints, courts will issue proceedings and set a hearing date for the next available date.Work is ongoing to make improv...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to scrap the Certificate of Professional Competence scheme.
Answer: The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) is designed to support road safety and the ensure professionalism of vocational drivers. It is a requirement for UK and EU freight and passenger vehicle licence holders operating within the UK and t...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Certificate of Professional Competence scheme.
Answer: The Department for Transport, along with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, keep the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) under review to ensure it meets the requirements of drivers and their employers. In December 2024, reforms to t...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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