John Glen MP: written questions
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Written question 906100Department for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2025WithdrawnUIN 906100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help support specialist travel businesses.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAlpacas: Bluetongue DiseaseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of bluetongue virus in alpacas have been recorded since October 2023.
Answer: There have been no confirmed cases of bluetongue virus in alpacas since October 2023. Bluetongue is a notifiable disease, which means all suspected cases must be reported to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on improving (a) access to, (b) quality of and (c) sustainability of (i) palliative care and (ii) end of life care for people of all ages through the 10 Year Health Plan,
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs m...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) levels of access to and (b) the quality of (i) palliative and (ii) end of life care across England.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs m...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNicaragua: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recent death of Roman Catholic lay leader, Dr Carlos Cardenas Zepeda, in Nicaragua; a
Answer: As set out in the UK's statements at the UN Human Rights Council on 28 February and 23 September, the UK remains deeply concerned by the relentless attack on human rights in Nicaragua. We will continue to monitor developments closely and urge the Nicaragu...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Annual ReportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the level of annual reporting for small companies.
Answer: The Department is reviewing non-financial reporting requirements to simplify, streamline and reduce reporting obligations for all companies. These reforms aim to reduce administrative burdens on business, particularly for small companies. The review has a...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78137More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the UK remains an (a) attractive investment environment and (b) listing venue for small and mid-sized quoted companies.
Answer: The government has delivered an ambitious programme of reforms to boost the competitiveness of UK markets, including for small and mid-sized quoted companies. This includes overhauling the Prospectus regime and Listing Rules, providing more flexibility to...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: RegulationTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78136More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to implement regulation that increases risk appetite amongst investors.
Answer: The Government wants to see more people benefit from the higher returns and long-term financial resilience that investing can provide. That is why the Chancellor’s Leeds Reforms included bold actions to boost retail investment.In particular, the Treasury ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78135More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help improve (a) public and (b) investor confidence in small and mid-sized quoted companies listed in the UK.
Answer: The government has delivered an ambitious programme of reforms to boost the competitiveness of UK markets, including for small and mid-sized quoted companies. This includes overhauling the Prospectus regime and Listing Rules, providing more flexibility to...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78134More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tax incentives on levels of investment in small and mid-sized quoted companies.
Answer: The Government is committed to making the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business, and understands how important it is for businesses to be able to access the finance they need to grow and develop. That is why the Government provides t...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: FinanceTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78133More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to improve access to finance for small and mid-sized quoted companies.
Answer: The government has delivered an ambitious programme of reforms to boost the competitiveness of UK markets, including for small and mid-sized quoted companies. This includes overhauling the Prospectus regime and Listing Rules, providing more flexibility to...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of (a) targeted attacks and (b) instances of (i) forced conversion and (ii) imprisonmen
Answer: Afghanistan is a focus country in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) freedom of religion or belief approach, announced on 8 July. FCDO officials regularly urge the Taliban to uphold human rights. We also engage directly with a range...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIraq: Minority GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts to ensure the protection of (a) Yazidis, (b) Christians and (c) other religious and ethnic minority gr
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting displaced communities in northern Iraq. We fund quick impact projects and livelihood support activities through the International Organisation for Migration and, through our Building Peace and Stability in Iraq programme,...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: RohingyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the authorities in Myanmar on the reported increase in attacks on the Rohingya community; and what steps he is taking with international p
Answer: The UK continues to condemn the Myanmar military regime's use of violence against civilians, including the systematic persecution and discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities, such as the Rohingya. In April, we co-sponsored a UN Human Rights...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Terminal IllnessesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS employees with a declared terminal diagnosis die when in (a) employment and (b) retirement.
Answer: Whilst the Department does not hold the information requested, it does hold information on the number of National Health Service staff applications for NHS pension benefits on the grounds of serious ill-health. These pensions may be paid where members of ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium ValproateDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question 68387 on Epilepsy and Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate, what his Departments planned timeline is for establishing a centralised register caputring Preg
Answer: NHS England has worked collaboratively with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the safer use of valproate containing medicines. The best way to a centralised register is through the single patient record and the use of this to popu...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium ValproateDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question 68387 on Epilepsy and Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate, whether his Department is taking steps to guarantee that every female valproate patient aged 13
Answer: NHS England has worked collaboratively with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on the safer use of valproate containing medicines.The Medicines and Pregnancy Registry monitors prescribing of valproate and highlights the number ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium ValproateDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question 68387 on Epilepsy and Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate, whether his Department plans to (a) mandate central tracking and annual reporting on how many w
Answer: NHS England has worked collaboratively with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on the safer use of valproate containing medicines.There are no plans to mandate central tracking and annual reporting on how many women (i) receive...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium ValproateDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question 68387 on Epilepsy and Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) consistent and (b) effective implementation o
Answer: NHS England has worked collaboratively with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on the safer use of valproate containing medicines and there have been several steps to ensure that integrated care boards (ICBs) lead the implement...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Foetal Valproate Spectrum DisorderDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 65744 on Special Educational Needs: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder, if her Department will take steps to include the number of children with foetal valproa
Answer: The department does not have any plans to collect information on the numbers of children with special educational needs (SEN) who have foetal valproate spectrum disorder.The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people wi...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Health Security Agency: Porton Down (Wiltshire)Department of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to make a decision on the future of (a) UKHSA Porton Down and (b) the single science hub at Harrow.
Answer: On 17 July 2025, my rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced that the Government will proceed with plans to develop new state-of-the-art scientific facilities at Harlow, Essex. The move to Harlow will only affect UK He...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEpilepsy and Pregnancy: Sodium ValproateDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question HL9069 on Epilepsy and Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate, how many women prescribed Valproate (a) received the pregnancy prevention programme and (b) sig
Answer: There is no central record of the number of women who have ‘received’ the Pregnancy Prevention Programme, nor whether they have signed the Annual Risk Acknowledgement Form.Responsibility for the implementation of the new regulatory measures relating to va...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVietnam: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic démarches his department has delivered to advance religious freedom during bilateral visits to Vietnam.
Answer: I pressed the Vietnamese Government to respect people's rights to speak freely, to meet in groups, and to practice their religion during my October 2024 visit to Vietnam. I followed up with my counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister Hang, on 17 March and will ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the decline of freedom of religion or belief for religious minorities under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
Answer: Afghanistan is a focus country in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) new approach to freedom of religion or belief, announced by the UK Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, on 8 July. FCDO officials regularly press the Ta...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 62928 on Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, if she will place in the Library a copy of the equalities impact assessment for the changes to the Adop
Answer: The equalities impact assessment for the adoption and special guardianship support fund will be deposited in the Libraries of both Houses shortly.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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