Jo White MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Immigration: 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
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Reciprocal ArrangementsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on overseas healthcare in the latest year for which figures are available, broken down by country.
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
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85434More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the membership of the Green Book Review taskforce.
Answer: The Chancellor has listened to regional leaders who have said that, for too long, the Green Book has downplayed the importance of local outcomes and the potential of targeted regional investment. The Chancellor commissioned a new review of the Green Book....
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85433More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress her Department has made on implementing the actions outlined in the document entitled Green Book Review: Findings and Actions, published on 11 June 2025.
Answer: The Chancellor has listened to regional leaders who have said that, for too long, the Green Book has downplayed the importance of local outcomes and the potential of targeted regional investment. The Chancellor commissioned a new review of the Green Book....
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: BassetlawDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many users of the Motability scheme there are in Bassetlaw constituency.
Answer: The Department is unable to provide figures for the number of Motability Scheme users there are in Bassetlaw constituency, because only information related to PIP claimants with an active Motability Scheme contract is held centrally for analysis.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made progress on the Residual Waste Infrastructure Capacity Note.
Answer: Defra published the Residual Waste Infrastructure Capacity Note and an accompanying statement on 30 December 2024. This statement set out that government will only back new Energy from Waste projects that meet strict conditions. Proposals for new faciliti...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to support the clean energy transition through the adoption of new nuclear power.
Answer: The Clean Power 2030 Action Plan makes clear that nuclear will play an important role in our future energy system, providing low-carbon, baseload power to the grid.We are delivering the biggest new nuclear building programme in a generation having committ...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to amend the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 to allow widows to continue to receive pension income following remarriage.
Answer: The 1987 Police Pension Scheme provides a pension for the widow, widower or civil partner of a police officer who dies. In common with most other public service pension schemes of that time, these benefits cease to be payable where the widow, widower or c...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has set a minimum quality threshold under the apprenticeship accountability framework for training providers to continue offering new starts on a standard in the apprenticeship programme
Answer: The Apprenticeship Accountability Framework (AAF) is the department’s main tool for improving apprenticeship quality. The AAF evaluates Qualification Achievement Rates alongside nine other quality indicators, such as Ofsted outcomes, withdrawal rates and ...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme recipients there are in each constituency.
Answer: The number of scheme members in each constituency is listed in the attached table. This information is from the scheme trustees and correct as at 30 October 2024. Some of these scheme members will not yet be in receipt of their pension, but we do not have...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35446More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will outline the timeline for the review of the Green Book.
Answer: The review of the Green Book will report back at the conclusion of the Spending Review in June.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Holdings and Allotments Act 1926Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1926.
Answer: We recognise the importance of allotments and the immense contribution they make to the health, wellbeing and spirit of communities. We have not made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the Small Holdings and Allotments Act.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAllotmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the timescales Parish Councils have to increase allotment spaces.
Answer: The Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 requires local authorities including parish councils to provide enough allotments if they deem there is sufficient demand from the local population. They must also consider local representations submitted under t...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAdult Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any (a) devolved and (b) delegated responsibility agreements with devolved authorities prohibit them from setting up individual learning accounts within the Adults Skills Fund.
Answer: The government has devolved approximately 60% of the Adult Skills Fund to the nine Mayoral Strategic Authorities of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, North East, South Yorkshire, Tees Valley, West Midlands, West o...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work visas have been issued in each of the last ten years, broken down by country.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on visas granted, by year, visa route, and nationality are published in table Vis_D02 of the Entry clearance visas detailed dataset. Inf...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many financial penalties her Department has applied to Serco for underperformance on its Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office applies Service Credits as per the contracts performance management framework, but disclosure of this information is commercially sensitive.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on Serco’s compliance with Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts requirements for each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office holds detailed information on the compliance of its contractors with the requirements set out in Schedule 2 of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC). The Home Office monitors Serco’s performance through a robust performance...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing temporary blue badges to people recovering from operations.
Answer: The Blue Badge scheme is primarily about helping people with a long-term disability, that affects their capacity to access the goods and services they need to use. Anyone may be entitled to a badge if they meet the eligibility criteria. The Department has...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
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