Joe Robertson MP: written questions 2026
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Telecommunications: ContractsDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of compliance within the telecommunications sector with Ofcom General Condition C1.11 relating to contract commitment periods for micro and small enterprises
Answer: Small businesses should feel confident they are treated fairly when buying telecoms services. Ofcom’s General Conditions provide important protections, including on clear contract information, contract summaries, termination rights, contract length and ac...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution arrangements for micro and small businesses in disputes with telecommunications providers.
Answer: Small businesses should feel confident they are treated fairly when buying telecoms services. Ofcom’s General Conditions provide important protections, including on clear contract information, contract summaries, termination rights, contract length and ac...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: RegulationDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Ofcom's enforcement of its General Conditions in relation to the sale of telecommunications services to micro and small enterprises.
Answer: Small businesses should feel confident they are treated fairly when buying telecoms services. Ofcom’s General Conditions provide important protections, including on clear contract information, contract summaries, termination rights, contract length and ac...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: MisrepresentationDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with Ofcom on the number of complaints it has received from micro and small businesses relating to the mis-selling of telecommunications contra
Answer: Small businesses should feel confident they are treated fairly when buying telecoms services. Ofcom’s General Conditions provide important protections, including on clear contract information, contract summaries, termination rights, contract length and ac...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: MisrepresentationDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of mis-selling of telecommunications contracts to micro and small businesses.
Answer: Small businesses should feel confident they are treated fairly when buying telecoms services. Ofcom’s General Conditions provide important protections, including on clear contract information, contract summaries, termination rights, contract length and ac...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: TelecommunicationsDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protections for micro and small businesses entering into long-term telecommunications contracts.
Answer: Small businesses should feel confident they are treated fairly when buying telecoms services. Ofcom’s General Conditions provide important protections, including on clear contract information, contract summaries, termination rights, contract length and ac...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: CostsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15005 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, when her Department last updated the assumptions in its Total Cost of Ownership modelling for HGVs relating to
Answer: The assumptions underpinning the total cost of ownership analysis for zero emission heavy goods vehicles are kept under continuous review as evidence emerges. Further details will be published alongside the next consultation on the HGV CO2 emissions regul...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under InfluenceDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers and riders killed in road collisions had (a) toxicology results available, (b) toxicology results available for alcohol and (c) toxicology results available for drugs, in each of the last ten y
Answer: Statistics on drivers killed in road collisions with toxicology results is based on data reported to police using the STATS19 system and data that is received by the Department from coroners and procurators’ fiscal. The latest year for which coroner and p...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to make changes to airport slot allocation rules to protect access for dedicated air freight and cargo services.
Answer: The government recognises the crucial role air freight plays in transporting goods to and from the UK, which benefits consumers and businesses and facilitates growth in large parts of the economy beyond aviation. Airport Coordination Limited, the UK’s ind...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEast West Rail Line: TrainsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what modifications are required to the trains intended to operate passenger services between Oxford and Milton Keynes on East West Rail; what the estimated cost of those modifications is; and when she expects m
Answer: Modifications are nearing completion and a full testing regime is underway that will support the safety validation process. We will provide further updates on modifications when modifications are complete. The costs for modifications are commercially sens...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP Camp HillMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Department has for the former HMP Camp Hill site, including (a) recommissioning, (b) disposal and (c) redevelopment, and on what timescale.
Answer: The former HMP Camp Hill is currently in a state of disrepair following its decommissioning in 2013.An assessment into the feasibility of reopening Camp Hill was completed in 2021 which confirmed that there are listed buildings on site, and that the build...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP Camp HillMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, at the former HMP Camp Hill site (a) what is the current physical condition of the buildings, and (b) whether any assessment been made of their suitability for recommissioning.
Answer: The former HMP Camp Hill is currently in a state of disrepair following its decommissioning in 2013.An assessment into the feasibility of reopening Camp Hill was completed in 2021 which confirmed that there are listed buildings on site, and that the build...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP Camp HillMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what it has cost to secure and maintain the HMP Camp Hill site annually since its closure in 2013.
Answer: The former HMP Camp Hill is currently in a state of disrepair following its decommissioning in 2013.An assessment into the feasibility of reopening Camp Hill was completed in 2021 which confirmed that there are listed buildings on site, and that the build...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Isle of WightMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Early Release Scheme on (a) local probation services, (b) policing and (c) housing on the Isle of Wight.
Answer: The Sentencing Act 2026 reforms will result in certain offenders being released from custody earlier through the Progression Model. The Government has assessed the impact of the Sentencing Act 2026 reforms through its published Impact Assessment and is wo...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners will be released in each of the planned release tranches.
Answer: This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. Our landmark Sentencing Act 2026 will now deliver a more sustainable solution to the pris...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Isle of WightMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released early under the Government's scheme will be released to an Isle of Wight settlement address.
Answer: This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. Our landmark Sentencing Act 2026 will now deliver a more sustainable solution to the pris...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP Isle of Wight: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners currently held at HMP Isle of Wight (Albany and Parkhurst) are eligible for early release under the Government's scheme.
Answer: This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. Our landmark Sentencing Act 2026 will now deliver a more sustainable solution to the pris...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPoland: VeteransMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his department plans to keep Ilford Park Polish Home open to new admissions after 2027; and what steps he is taking to honour the commitment made to Polish veterans under the Polish Resettlement Act 1947.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence consulted on proposals concerning the future of Ilford Park Polish Home (IPPH), for nine weeks between 7 April and 6 June 2026. The consultation generated a substantial response from current residents' families, representatives, me...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCitizenship: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026WithdrawnUIN 24629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to include local government and civic education in the national curriculum; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of public understanding of local gov
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArts: Basic IncomeDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the outcomes of Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme; and if she will (a) commission an assessment of a similar pil
Answer: The Government is not currently considering basic income for artists. We believe that British creators are second-to-none and are committed to giving them security and a regulatory and fiscal environment where creativity can flourish. This is exemplified ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCitizenship: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to include local government and civic education in the national curriculum; and what assessment she has made of trends in the level of public understanding of local governmen
Answer: It is vital that young people understand and value the democratic process and feel its relevance. We are committed to ensuring that democracy education reinforces the importance and value of participating in all levels of our democracy. Primary schools ar...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on the proportionate use of taxi and private hire operator suspension powers under the English Devolution Act.
Answer: New powers adopted in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act will enable local authorities to immediately suspend licenses in the interests of public safety, regardless of where a driver is licensed. To support licensing authorities in using...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 16605 on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, when the trial of higher-level Penalty Charge Notices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is
Answer: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) has concluded its trial of higher-level Penalty Charge Notices during August 2026. The timetable for reviewing the results of the trial and sharing findings with the Department is a matter for BCP, at whic...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service takes to ensure that a paying parent's stated preference regarding their payment arrangement is recorded and taken into account before a final decision is made;
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) records and considers relevant information provided by both parents when administering child maintenance arrangements. Where a parent expresses a preference regarding their payment arrangement, this information is consi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service takes to (a) recover historic arrears owed to a parent by a paying parent who has since become the receiving parent and (b) resolve cases where a parent is requi
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will continue to pursue historic child maintenance arrears where appropriate, including where a parent who owes arrears has subsequently become the receiving parent in another case. Depending on the circumstances, CMS m...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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