Jo Platt MP: written questions 2026
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Heart Diseases: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action the Department is taking to [a] raise awareness, [b] improve support, and [c] tackle women's heart health.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we fix the National Health Service and tackling women’s heart health will be key aspect of our mission.To accelerate progress on the Government’s ambition to reduce premature deaths from heart ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of including cardiovascular disease in the Government's Women's Health Strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service, and women’s equality will be at the heart of our mission. We know that women deserve better, which is why we are delivering our commitment that women’s he...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: VATTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114040More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of disapplying VAT for the conversion of non-residential buildings into accommodation.
Answer: To support the delivery of new homes, conversions of buildings from a commercial to a residential use are subject to a reduced rate of VAT at 5%. The reduced 5% rate also applies to conversions of buildings from one residential use to another and to renov...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking the tackle the number of vacant properties on high streets.
Answer: This government is taking action to revitalise our high streets, including tackling vacancy through High Street Rental Auctions, which empower local authorities to bring long-term vacant commercial properties back into use. This is complemented by place-b...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support housing-with-care for older people.
Answer: The Government is committed to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market. The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to consider the recomme...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Department can outline the length and mechanism for delivery of the new mandatory safeguarding learning programme for the NHS workforce.
Answer: Mandatory safeguarding training in NHS England is a strict, contractual obligation for all staff. The current Statutory and Mandatory Training e-learning programme has been developed to align with the UK Core Skills Training Framework which sets out 11 st...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTourette's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will consider Tourette's in its Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism.
Answer: This review focuses on mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism. Tourette’s is a neurological disorder and therefore it will be at the Chair's discretion as to how far the review considers Tourette's with this in mind...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordInjuries: CompensationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making injury-related pension enhancement and compensation elements protected within divorce settlements.
Answer: People may be able to access a workplace or private pension earlier than the scheme’s normal minimum pension age due to ill health, subject to the rules of the individual scheme. These rules vary, and it is for schemes to determine the conditions under wh...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLong CovidDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will consider recognising Long Covid as an occupational disease.
Answer: The Department is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on the changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit can be paid.IIAC has published Command Pape...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in response to Question tabled on 15 December 2025, UIN 99871, if the Government can outline what steps are being taken to ensure the needs of people with severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis are adequ
Answer: The final delivery plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), published in July 2025, includes an action for the Department and NHS England to explore whether a specialised service should be prescribed by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the ...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDivorce Settlements: Armed ForcesMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to prevent (a) AFPS 05 injury enhancements and (b) other injury related Armed Forces payments from being treated as divisible marital assets in (i) divorce and (ii) financial remedy
Answer: Injury-related payments are not currently excluded from the division of assets by the court. Instead, the court’s approach to whether such payments are treated as ‘matrimonial’ or ‘non-matrimonial’ will depend on the circumstances of the case.As part of i...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Divorce SettlementsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the treatment of injury related Armed Forces payments, including the AFPS 05 injury enhancement, in divorce and financial remedy proceedings in England and Wales.
Answer: The Armed Forces do not have separate divorce procedures applying solely to Service personnel. Any injury-related payments are valued and shared between the parties in accordance with the relevant scheme rules and general divorce law.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the police funding formula before the next comprehensive spending review.
Answer: The Home Secretary considers the distribution of funding each year to ensure decisions promote police efficiency, effectiveness and support the Government’s wider programme of reform.Further details regarding police funding for 2026-27 will be set out in ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of consolidating the specific grant for the Police Uplift Programme into the core policing grant.
Answer: The 2026-27 provisional police funding settlement (18 December) published that total funding to Territorial Police Forces will be up to £18.3 billion, an increase of up to £746 million compared to the 2025-26 police funding settlement. This equates to a 4...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the definition of assault of a retail worker to include workers in other high street outlets serving customers.
Answer: Through our Crime and Policing Bill, this Government has introduced a new specific standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker to help tackle the epidemic of shop theft and violence towards shop workers that we have seen in recent years, and protect ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer to Question UIN 79041 on 20 October 2025, if he will provide an update on the Department’s investigation into the decline in road adoption rates across England; and when he expects the fin
Answer: The Department is currently investigating the decline in road adoption rates through an ongoing research project. This project seeks to develop a clearer understanding of the road adoption landscape in England and identify ways to improve the process to r...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
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