John Milne MP: written questions
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Growth Guarantee SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the British Business Bank’s Growth Guarantee Scheme.
Answer: The Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) opened for applications in July 2024, replacing the Recovery Loan Scheme, and has recently been extended until 31 March 2029. Evaluations for GGS are currently being procured and will commence in 2026/27. As of June 2025,...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Natural Gas: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department made of the level of imported emissions from liquefied natural gas for carbon capture, usage and storage in the policy paper entitled Clean Energy Industries Sect
Answer: Natural gas is used as an input for Power CCUS and CCUS-enabled hydrogen production. However, the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan (23 June 2025) did not include a specific estimate of imported LNG emissions for CCUS. We are clear that future emissions...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 392 of the report by the Climate Change Committee entitled The Seventh Carbon Budget, published on 26 February 2025, if he will take steps to (a) identify priority sour
Answer: The Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) recommendations are independent advice, not government policy. The Government is considering the CCC’s advice and will set the CB7 level by 30th June 2026. Alongside reporting the UK’s territorial emissions, the Govern...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Natural Gas: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is undertaking to tackle imported emissions in the supply chain of liquefied natural gas.
Answer: Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) provides the UK with a flexible source of gas supply to meet gas demand – helping respond when demand peaks, for example over winter when gas demand rises for home heating. However, we are aware of the emissions associated with...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Strategy, published on 19 June 2025, what steps she is taking to help ensure that all new housing develop
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of supporting infrastructure in a sustainable manner. Local development plans s...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65505 on Housing: Construction, what her planned timetable is for improving the system of developer contributions.
Answer: The government has already taken important steps to strengthen the system of developer contributions. This includes the introduction of new ‘Golden Rules’ for major development involving the provision of housing on land within or released from the Green B...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring that (a) new and (b) existing housing developments have adequate access to
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of supporting infrastructure in a sustainable manner. Local development plans s...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Health ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase the role of health commissioners in the planning system.
Answer: Health commissioners already have opportunities to engage in the planning system through consultations on Local Plans and planning applications. They are expected to advise on how developments may impact health services and to support the planning and del...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Public TransportMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the powers of councils to improve transport accessibility for people with disabilities.
Answer: The Secretary of State regularly engages with cabinet colleagues on a range of matters. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGatwick Airport: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ask Gatwick Airport to publish an assessment of the potential impact of a second runway on levels of emissions other than carbon dioxide.
Answer: The application for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Development Consent Order, submitted by Gatwick Airport Limited, is currently with the Secretary of State for a decision, with a statutory deadline of the 27 October 2025.The Examining Authority, in ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGatwick Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold a consultation on the development consent order for the expansion of Gatwick Airport before deciding whether to approve it.
Answer: The application for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Development Consent Order, submitted by Gatwick Airport Limited, is currently with the Secretary of State for a decision, with a statutory deadline of the 27 October 2025.The Examining Authority, in ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGatwick Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether further public hearings will be held on (a) noise and (b) surface transport relating to Gatwick expansion.
Answer: The application for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Development Consent Order, submitted by Gatwick Airport Limited, is currently with the Secretary of State for a decision, with a statutory deadline of the 27 October 2025.The Examining Authority, in ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurology and RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many integrated care boards have a designated senior leader responsible for (a) neurology and (b) rehabilitation services.
Answer: This information is not held centrally. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for designating senior leaders as appropriate, as well as for commissioning most services for people with long term conditions including for neurology and rehabilitation...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: AccessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025WithdrawnUIN 66070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the powers of councils to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the Delivery Plan for ME/CFS.
Answer: The myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, final delivery plan will be published shortly. The plan will focus on boosting research, improving attitudes and education, and bettering the lives of people with this debilitating dis...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: TomographyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking is taking to ensure that people diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer are routinely offered MRI scans for follow-up monitoring.
Answer: The National Health Service is committed to ensuring that all cancer patients in England, including those with lobular breast cancer, have access to personalised care, including a needs assessment, a care plan, and health and wellbeing information and sup...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the scope of the Government’s independent commission into adult social care include the means testing which underpins the Disabled Facilities Grant.
Answer: We have launched an independent commission into adult social care as part of our first steps towards delivering a National Care Service.Baroness Casey and her team will look at what fundamental reforms will be needed, what social care should look like, wh...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 905061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on businesses in Scotland.
Answer: Properly funding public services and restoring economic stability required difficult decisions, which is why we are asking employers to contribute more. Stabilising the public finances is the only way to create long-term stability businesses need to thriv...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the annual saving to the public purse from not fully disregarding (a) War Pensions and (b) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments in the assessment of Pension
Answer: No formal assessment has been made on the annual saving to the public purse on not fully disregarding these payments.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: StatisticsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the 2013 mandate to accurately collect and collate data on cancer recurrence is being fully implemented.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that data on cancer is complete and of sufficiently high quality. The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) collects recurrence data for non-primary cancers via data submissions as part of the Cancer Outcomes...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ChemicalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make an assessment of the impact of exposure to chemicals on cancer incidence rates.
Answer: The UK REACH regulation aims to protect human health from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, including substances of very high concern such as carcinogens. This is led by the Health and Safety Executive, with the UK Health Security Agency contribut...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide routine access to circulating tumour DNA blood tests to support the (a) detection and (b) treatment of breast cancer.
Answer: The Department remains committed to improving faster and earlier detection of breast cancer and will work to ensure that patients have timely access to lifesaving, innovative treatments. We have now exceeded our pledge to deliver an extra two million oper...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Audit of Metastatic Breast Cancer will provide a specific breakdown by (a) breast cancer subtype and (b) hormone receptor status.
Answer: We are committed to improving the lives of those diagnosed with both primary and secondary breast cancer. The Department does not hold the information to make a comparative assessment of the average spend per patient with primary or secondary breast cance...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spends on average per patient with secondary (metastatic) breast cancer; and if he will make a comparative assessment of the average spend per patient with primary breast cancer.
Answer: We are committed to improving the lives of those diagnosed with both primary and secondary breast cancer. The Department does not hold the information to make a comparative assessment of the average spend per patient with primary or secondary breast cance...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVocational Guidance: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to ensure young people are supported in choosing from the range of (a) technical and (b) vocational options available to them after the end of the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge c
Answer: Enabling access to apprenticeships and technical education remains a key part of this government’s education policy. There is a range of support available to schools, colleges, parents, careers and young people to support careers education and the promoti...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
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