Jess Brown-Fuller MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Prison Officers: Industrial DisputesMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review the prohibition on prison officers taking industrial action.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: European Social CharterMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the UK’s compliance with the European Social Charter in relation to prison
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAddison's Disease: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to a) secure alternative treatments for people at risk of adrenal crisis following the discontinuation of hydrocortisone sodium phosphate solution and b) help en
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Isle of Wight West on 22 April 2026 to Question 126862.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Licensing Act 2003.
Answer: The Government regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders to keep the Licensing Act 2003 under review and is confident that it continues to provide a clear and effective legislative framework for regulating licensable activities.The Government pu...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that brand-specific prescribing is matched by adequate supply and distribution arrangements.
Answer: Decisions about what medicines to prescribe, including whether to prescribe by brand name or generically, are clinical decisions made following discussion with a patient.Where a prescriber specifies a particular brand or supplier because it is clinically ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to address the potential impact of brand-specific prescribing on the availability of medication at pharmacies.
Answer: Decisions about what medicines to prescribe, including whether to prescribe by brand name or generically, are clinical decisions made following discussion with a patient.Where a prescriber specifies a particular brand or supplier because it is clinically ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Commerce: Delivery ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will require online vendors to clearly display which courier service they are using.
Answer: The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 prohibits unfair commercial practices, including misleading actions and omissions of material information, that are likely to impact the average consumer’s transactional decision.Beyond this, how ven...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPesticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has identified any crop protection products currently approved in Great Britain but not in the European Union that may be affected by regulatory alignment.
Answer: The UK-EU SPS agreement is under negotiation and pesticides regulations are in scope. The Common Understanding sets out that the United Kingdom, acting in respect of Great Britain, will dynamically align with all the relevant European Union rules. My Depa...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParish and Town CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing parish councils' staff with additional support.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the day to day running of their organisation and workforces. This includes parish and town councils. Government has no remit to intervene in the day-to-day affairs of local councils, except wher...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: AccountabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to tackle the mismanagement of parish councils.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the day to day running of their organisation and workforces. This includes parish and town councils. Government has no remit to intervene in the day-to-day affairs of local councils, except wher...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: AccountabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to make parish councils more accountable to their constituents.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the day to day running of their organisation and workforces. This includes parish and town councils. Government has no remit to intervene in the day-to-day affairs of local councils, except wher...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordReligious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to include reference to freedom of religion or belief, including the experiences of women who convert to minority religions, in future Human Rights and Demo
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 23 April to Questions 128246-47.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NICE's severity modifier on access to drugs for secondary breast cancer patients.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 3 March 2026 to Question 114336.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParliamentary and Health Service OmbudsmanDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government’s response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report of 21 March 2024 on public confidence in the Ombudsman process
Answer: We have taken the PHSO’s report seriously and given the findings the close examination that they deserved. We have set out the detailed reasons for our decision in our new response, on the 29 January, which has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Animals: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of breeding and ownership of brachycephalic animals.
Answer: Dog breeders licensed under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations are prohibited from breeding dogs if it can be reasonably expected that on the basis of their genotype, phenotype or health, this would lead to welfare ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDogs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome in dogs in the UK.
Answer: Dog breeders licensed under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations are prohibited from breeding dogs if it can be reasonably expected that on the basis of their genotype, phenotype or health, this would lead to welfare ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Animals: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the health risks associated with brachycephalic animals.
Answer: Dog breeders licensed under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations are prohibited from breeding dogs if it can be reasonably expected that on the basis of their genotype, phenotype or health, this would lead to welfare ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: InternetDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the DVLA webchat.
Answer: In 2025-2026, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s contact centre answered 8,929,400 customer contacts, of which 964,576 were answered via webchat. The webchat service provides customers with an online option to support them when they are usin...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to cardiac screening for young people.
Answer: The Government recognises how worrying heart health can be for the families of young people. That is why the National Health Service already offers cardiac tests for young people who present with symptoms that could indicate a cardiac issue.However, testi...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: HockeyDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support available to schools for hockey provision.
Answer: Schools play a vital role in giving many pupils their first experience of playing sport, including hockey, in a structured and inclusive environment. This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity so that every child can access high...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLynx: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the feasibility and ecological impact of reintroducing the Eurasian lynx to woodland areas in England.
Answer: Defra has not undertaken any formal assessment of the feasibility and ecological impact of reintroducing the Eurasian lynx to woodland areas in England.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has explored the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnostics.
Answer: Most modern electrocardiogram (ECG) machines already include algorithm-based decision support to assist with interpretation and to generate an automated report. As with all diagnostic tests, any automated output must be interpreted by a suitably qualified...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of SEND reforms, how her Department plans to implement identification of special education needs in children younger than five years old; and how early intervention will be enacted.
Answer: We are consulting on proposals to reform the special educational needs and disabilities system, including strengthening early identification and support in early years settings. We also propose introducing a fast track for a Specialist Provision Package f...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to SEND reforms, what assessment she has made of the potential administrative burden on teachers under the new system.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to SEND reforms, what provisions will be made for home-educated children with SEND and children with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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