Jo White MP: written questions
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Written questions
HMP Ranby: RoadsMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on road safety outside HM Prison Ranby.
Answer: Our thoughts are with the family of Philip Tetley, who tragically died on 1 December last year, on his way to work as a tutor at HMP Ranby. The road safety issue is being addressed urgently at local level. HMP Ranby is working closely with Nottinghamshir...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of future governance arrangements for Charter Trustee areas; and whether he plans to bring forward legislation to establis
Answer: During local government reorganisation, Charter Trustees are a longstanding mechanism that may be established in unparished areas to preserve historical rights. They are dissolved when the Charter Trustee area becomes wholly comprised in one or more paris...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: BassetlawDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that open access rail services continue to be available in Bassetlaw constituency.
Answer: We are clear that there will remain a role for are Open Access on the reformed railway. Existing Open Access operators will be able to continue their operations in line with existing access contracts, serving constituencies such as Bassetlaw.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: BrazilDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on the eligibility of CPR Verde credits for corresponding adjustments under the Paris Agreement.
Answer: Corresponding adjustments are a form of carbon accounting that stop carbon credits from being counted towards more than one target. They are mandatory under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement when countries trade carbon credits to support achievement of nat...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what role UK Export Financing plays in supporting British firms with environmental credit investments.
Answer: UK Export Finance (UKEF) has not supported any environmental credit investments to date.UKEF supports clean growth exports and has included a clean growth and transition objective in its Business Plan for 2024-2029, which will seek to position UK exporter...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: BrazilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering establishing a formal UK–Brazil Green Trade Corridor to support legal certainty for environmental credit investments.
Answer: HMG recognises the importance of Green Corridors in demonstrating clean maritime technologies and laying the foundation for widespread decarbonisation. We are focussed on delivering this change through the International Maritime Organization and domestic ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions and Nature Conservation: BrazilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions the UK–Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee has had on cooperation on nature markets and carbon finance.
Answer: The UK-Brazil Joint Agricultural Committee, led by Defra, engages in discussions relating to sustainable agriculture. Recent discussions have covered topics including green fertiliser partnerships and collaboration on agricultural technologies. The UK and...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of landscape models combining 70% environmental preservation with 30% productive agricultural land, such as CPR Verde, as a too
Answer: Defra has made no assessment of such landscape models. Defra’s revised Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) and the Land Use Framework (LUF) set out how the Government will accelerate progress towards Environment Act targets over the next five years and h...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: FinanceTreasuryTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121100More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether sovereign-linked biodiversity and carbon certificates are an investable environmental asset class within the Green Financing Framework.
Answer: The UK Green Financing Framework, published in June 2021 and updated in November 2025, governs the UK Green Financing Programme. The Programme raises funds through the issuance of green gilts and NS&I’s retail Green Savings Bonds to finance public exp...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJeffrey EpsteinCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111480More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if will he publish a list of all (a) current and (b) former Parliamentarians that have been named in the Epstein files.
Answer: There are no plans to publish such a list.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: Legal OpinionTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111479More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on whether the Crown Estate sought legal advice on the potential liability of their properties being used for the procurement of prostitution.
Answer: The Epstein scandal exposed a culture that didn't value the lives of women. It is utterly contrary to what the Prime Minister stands for and the values at the heart of a government tackling misogyny in schools, halving violence against women and girls and...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordJeffrey EpsteinTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111478More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of times that Jeffrey Epstein (a) visited and (b) stayed at a Crown Estate owned property.
Answer: The Epstein scandal exposed a culture that didn't value the lives of women. It is utterly contrary to what the Prime Minister stands for and the values at the heart of a government tackling misogyny in schools, halving violence against women and girls and...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111477More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of times Peter Mandelson visited 11 Downing Street between June 2010 and March 2020 for each year.
Answer: Visitor information for 11 Downing Street is not retained for the time periods specified. Archived diary records, which are only available for the period from June 2016-March 2020, found no record of a visit by Lord Mandelson to 11 Downing Street.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111476More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of times Peter Mandelson visited 10 Downing Street in each year since 6 May 2010 before he was appointed as the UK Ambassador to the United States of America.
Answer: Visitor information for 10 Downing Street is not retained for the time period specified.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGeorge OsborneForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of times that George Osborne (a) visited the British Ambassador to the United States of America and (b) met with officials
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 September 2025 to question 76553.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKidneys: Transplant SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce kidney transplant waiting times, (b) respond to the findings of the Organ Utilisation Group’s 2023 report, and (c) ensure that all patients have fa
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for organ donation and transplantation in the United Kingdom. They also manage the NHS Organ Donor Register and the National Transplant Register.In 2023, the Organ Utilisation Group published 12 recommendati...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will consider allowing families of vulnerable patients who are at highest risk, particularly those affected by transplants and kidney disease, access to NHS COVID vaccinatio
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any future uplift in the settlement requirement for English will apply to those on the BN(O) visa route.
Answer: The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK.BN(O) visa holders will attract a 5-year reduction in the qualifying period for settlement, meaning they will continue to be able to settle in the UK after 5 ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed changes to English language requirements for Indefinite Leave to Remain applies to those on the BN(O) route.
Answer: The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK.BN(O) visa holders will attract a 5-year reduction in the qualifying period for settlement, meaning they will continue to be able to settle in the UK after 5 ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCandidates: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has made of bringing back the Access to Elected Office Fund for disabled candidates seeking election.
Answer: It is this government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office. We have been clear that we will champion disabled people’s rights and work closely with them so that disabled people’s views and voices are at the heart of decision-making. A n...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers who (a) pay and (b) do not pay the apprenticeship levy started new learners on apprenticeship programmes in 2024-25.
Answer: Employers start and manage apprenticeships through their apprenticeship service accounts. Employers may have more than one apprenticeship service account for their business.In the 2024/25 academic year, 13,829 levy accounts and 58,628 non-levy accounts ha...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to develop a modern service framework for kidney disease.
Answer: As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as an overall quality strategy, the National Quality Board will oversee the development of a new series of service frameworks.The modern service frameworks will define an aspirational, long-term outcome goa...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a modern service framework for kidney disease on improving outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease who have received org
Answer: As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as an overall quality strategy, the National Quality Board will oversee the development of a new series of service frameworks.The modern service frameworks will define an aspirational, long-term outcome goa...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need for a Modern Service Framework for kidney disease to improve (a) earlier diagnosis, (b) care quality and (c) outcomes.
Answer: As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as an overall quality strategy, the National Quality Board will oversee the development of a new series of service frameworks.The modern service frameworks will define an aspirational, long-term outcome goa...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Reciprocal ArrangementsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much each country has paid back for healthcare use by their citizens in the UK within the same year in the latest year for which figures are available.
Answer: NHS care is provided free at the point of use to people who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, including people who were born abroad if they are not subject to immigration controls. Where the person is not ordinarily resident, the National Hea...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
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