Joe Robertson MP: written questions
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Motor Vehicles: CrimeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on monitoring the misuse of Motability vehicles identified by police forces.
Answer: Motability Foundation is a registered charity regulated by the Charity Commission so is wholly responsible for the terms and the administration of the Motability Scheme. The Scheme is delivered by Motability Operations which is an independent commercial c...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the proportion of crimes involving Motability vehicles where the vehicle was used (a) by the registered Motability customer, (b) by another person with perm
Answer: The Home Office holds data on the number of vehicle related incidents of crime recorded by the police in England and Wales. However, we do not hold data on whether a vehicle was used as part of the incident or the type of vehicle used.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of recorded crimes in which motability vehicles were identified as being involved, listed by each police force area.
Answer: The Home Office holds data on the number of vehicle related incidents of crime recorded by the police in England and Wales.However, we do not hold data on whether a vehicle was used as part of the incident or the type of vehicle used.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of recorded criminal incidents involving vehicles registered under the Motability Scheme in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Home Office holds data on the number of vehicle related incidents of crime recorded by the police in England and Wales.However, we do not hold data on whether a vehicle was used as part of the incident or the type of vehicle used.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) update victim notification procedures.
Answer: The Victims’ Code is statutory guidance that sets out the minimum level of service that victims of crime should receive from the criminal justice system. Under the Code, victims have the right to information when reporting the crime, during investigation ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims have been notified of the early release of their offender in each of the last five years, broken down by police force area.
Answer: It is vital that information about an offender’s release is available to victims who need it most. Victims who are eligible for, and who have opted into, the Probation Service Victim Contact Scheme or Victim Notification Scheme will be informed about any ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance has been issued to police forces on informing victims about the early release of offenders.
Answer: It is vital that information about an offender’s release is available to victims who need it most. Victims who are eligible for, and who have opted into, the Probation Service Victim Contact Scheme or Victim Notification Scheme will be informed about any ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that victims are informed when offenders are released early from custody.
Answer: It is vital that information about an offender’s release is available to victims who need it most. Victims who are eligible for, and who have opted into, the Probation Service Victim Contact Scheme or Victim Notification Scheme will be informed about any ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the pharmaceutical sector on promoting research and development investment in the UK.
Answer: Officials and Ministers from the department meet regularly with representatives from the pharmaceutical sector, including on investment in research & development.This includes engagement on the Life Sciences Sector Plan, which sets out the Government’...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82859More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of reduced pharmaceutical investment on the economy.
Answer: The Government monitors a wide range of indicators to assess the UK’s economic performance. Official economic forecasts and assessments of policy impacts are set out in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) Economic and Fiscal Outlook documents, th...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK remains competitive for (a) pharmaceutical and (b) life sciences inward investment.
Answer: The Life Sciences Sector Plan sets out the Government’s 10-year plan to grow the UK’s life sciences sector, including pharmaceuticals, and drive inward investment. It includes 33 actions with clear milestones and metrics to support delivery — from setting...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVoluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and AccessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access before the 2025 rebate increase takes effect.
Answer: The Government will always prioritise the needs of National Health Service patients and understands that delivering access to medicines is an important part of delivering frontline services. The pharmaceutical sector, and the innovative medicines it produ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to balance value for money for the NHS with maintaining the UK’s competitiveness in the global pharmaceutical market.
Answer: The Government will always prioritise the needs of National Health Service patients and understands that delivering access to medicines is an important part of delivering frontline services. The pharmaceutical sector, and the innovative medicines it produ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVoluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the pharmaceutical industry on reforming the NHS branded medicines pricing and access scheme.
Answer: The Government will always prioritise the needs of National Health Service patients and understands that delivering access to medicines is an important part of delivering frontline services. The pharmaceutical sector, and the innovative medicines it produ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Overseas VisitorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to introduce (a) league tables and (b) audits to show which NHS Trusts have the lowest collection rates for charges for overseas visitors.
Answer: The Department sets policy, guidance, and legislation through the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 and works with NHS England to support the consistent application of these rules through oversight, guidance, and engagement with provider...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Overseas VisitorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to encourage NHS Trusts to increase (a) the number of bills issued and (b) collections made for treatment charges for overseas visitors.
Answer: The Department sets policy, guidance, and legislation through the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 and works with NHS England to support the consistent application of these rules through oversight, guidance, and engagement with provider...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support the development of affordable and accessible padel courts in (a) Isle of Wight East and (b) in Britain.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: Isle of Wight EastDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to support the provision of indoor or covered tennis and facilities in Isle of Wight East.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for tennis and padel facilities.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the £400m UK Government funding for grassroots sports facilities will go to (a) tennis and (b) padel facilities.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled From court to community, published on 17 September 2025, how much funding has been earmarked for (a) tennis, (b) padel and (c) other cour
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which charities received funding from the supplementary fund to support engagement with seldom heard groups as part of the 10 Year Health Plan consultation; and how much funding each organisation r
Answer: National Voices, Friends, Families and Travellers, Homeless Link, and the Race Equality Foundation, carried out these engagement sessions. The total sum of funding provided was £81,311.00. The following table shows the total funding and the amount of fund...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what selection criteria were used to identify charities eligible for funding to support community engagement with (a) sex workers, (b) travelling communities, (c) asylum seekers and (d) other seldo
Answer: All members of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance were approached to support the 10-Year Health Plan engagement process to help ensure we reached seldom-heard groups and communities. Charities were selected based on their ability to deliver engagement sess...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish details of what the deliverables were for the contract awarded to Thinks Insight, Kaleidoscope Health and Care and the Institute for Public Policy Research in relation to the eng
Answer: To develop the 10-Year Health Plan, we had the biggest ever conversation on the future of the National Health Service with over a quarter of a million contributions from the public, staff, and partners including charities and patient groups.Full informati...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI-1626381, what methods of engagement were used by the Department to engage with individuals from (a) the travelling community and (b) the sex worker community as part of the de
Answer: To develop the 10-Year Health Plan, we had the biggest ever conversation on the future of the National Health Service with over a quarter of a million contributions from the public, staff, and partners including charities and patient groups.A detailed 10-...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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