John Milne MP: written questions
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Written questions
Secondary Education: ConstructionDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of section 68 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on the funding routes available for new secondary school provision required to serv
Answer: These sections of the Act allow, alongside proposals for new academies, for local authorities to invite proposals for other types of school and to put forward their own proposals. Allowing additional routes to delivery helps to ensure that good schools ar...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: SchoolsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring that the timings of funding for secondary school provision for the development of strategic site
Answer: The Secretary of State engages regularly with ministerial colleagues, including the Secretary of State for Education, on a range of matters. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not routinely disclos...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: TemperatureDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific legal working temperature for schools.
Answer: The government’s position is that schools should remain open wherever it is safe, allowing as many pupils as possible to attend rather than applying a fixed maximum temperature for closure. Responsible bodies must make decisions based on the suitability o...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue national guidance to reduce variation in children’s hospice funding between ICBs.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning palliative care and end-of-life care services, including children and young people’s hospice services, to meet the needs of their local populations. NHS England has published statutory guidan...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ChildrenMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure the Armed Forces Covenant is applied in the provision of education to SEND pupils who are children of service men and women.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has been working closely with the Department for Education (DfE) to ensure that mobile Armed Forces Service children with complex needs can access the education that they require with the appropriate level of support. One of the ke...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to hold a consultation on the new neighbourhood governance framework.
Answer: The Department undertook a rapid review of local authority-led neighbourhood governance last year, engaging a range of stakeholders including local authorities, sector bodies, think tanks and academics. As the neighbourhood governance framework develops, ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of CMS responses are in compliance with the CMS' 15 days response timeframe.
Answer: The department’s aim is either to close a complaint within 15 working days or, where this will take longer than 15 days, set a resolution plan with the customer. A resolution plan is a clear outline of how we will address and resolve a complaint. It sets ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2026 to question 3164, if he will publish (a) those performance indicators and (b) corresponding performance data.
Answer: Information on the Child Maintenance Service’s (CMS) performance indicators is published where appropriate through official statistics and departmental publications: Child Maintenance Service statistics: data to March 2026 - GOV.UK.
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his proposed timetable is for publishing a new neighbourhood governance framework following the passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.
Answer: The Government will publish a Neighbourhood Governance framework later this year.
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on small and medium-sized developers of the withdrawal of water neutrality requirements and associated credit schemes; a
Answer: Water Neutrality has only been applied in Sussex North and Defra has not run any credit schemes for water neutrality in Sussex North. Natural England withdrew its position statement advising water neutrality for new development in the Sussex North region ...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Individual Voluntary ArrangementsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department plans to provide to people who are unable to secure private rented tenancy because they have an active County Court Judgment or are subject to an Indi
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 93111 on 27 November 2025.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to WQ 935, whether his Department is working on standards and guidance for the construction and management of battery storage energy sites alongside the Department for Energy
Answer: As set out in the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 935, the Ministry of Defence is progressing its Defence Advanced Battery Strategy, which outlines the Department’s approach to advanced battery technologies. The strategy is in the final stages of review...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what accountability mechanisms are in place to ensure that Integrated Care Boards meet national service specifications for neurological conditions; and what steps he is taking where ICBs do not mee
Answer: NHS England’s Neurology Transformation Programme, which ended in March 2026, was a multi-year, clinically led programme, which has developed a new model of integrated care to support integrated care boards (ICBs) to deliver the right service, at the right...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service sends template letters to clients stating that a call was attempted in cases where no call was made.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) uses standard letter templates for efficiency, including references to attempted contact, but these are intended to reflect activity recorded on a case. If a letter indicates an attempted call, this should be based on a...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Child Maintenance Service's service level agreement is for contacting clients; and how compliance with that agreement is measured.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) takes a flexible and tailored approach to customer contact, with standards aligned to the nature and complexity of different enquiry types. This ensures customers receive support appropriate to their circumstances and c...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: AcademiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether academies and free schools will be classed as public settings for the purpose of the Government's ambition that half of all food served in public settings is either locally sou
Answer: The Government is open to considering all lawful means of achieving its ambition that half of all food purchased across the public sector should be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards. Approximately half the £4.9bn annual spend...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 117035 on Arms Trade: Israel, how many of the five licences referenced are for IDF training; and what equipment is covered by those licences.
Answer: As referenced in my answer to Question 117035, all five licences were for IDF/Israeli Government training. The equipment covered by those licences included non-lethal ammunition only used in training and not suitable for operational use, components for bo...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWatchkeeper WK450: ComponentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will conduct an investigation into whether Watchkeeper drone components are being exported from the UK to Israel to support drone exports to Romania.
Answer: Watchkeeper unmanned aerial system (UAS) components are licensed from the UK to Israel solely for the purpose of supporting onward export to a Romanian UAS programme.The Department has published extensive information on our export licences to Israel. This...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether as part of the Timms Review his Department intends to make reductions in total PIP expenditure.
Answer: We have launched the Timms Review to ensure we have a system that supports disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and greater independence, including through employment.The Review is being co-produced with disabled people, the o...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish guidance used by his Department for the a) construction and b) management of battery energy storages sites.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is progressing its ‘Defence Advanced Battery Strategy’ which sets out the Department’s approach to advanced battery technologies. The Department does not currently publish specific guidance for the construction or management of Bat...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will publish figures for how many people are in receipt of a Universal Credit health award and classified as Severe Conditions Criteria.
Answer: Plans to publish Severe Conditions Criteria cases for people on Universal Credit health are included in the published UC WCA Release Strategy: Universal Credit WCA statistics: release strategy - GOV.UK
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many people have been assessed at a PIP assessment as having a progressive and life-limiting condition who do not qualify for Special Rules, (b) are in receipt of a fixed-term award, and (c) wha
Answer: Special Rules for End of Life exists to ensure that there is timely support for claimants reaching the end of their life. These claimants will receive faster, easier payments of PIP (among other benefits) and will receive the highest rate of benefit payme...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordWatchkeeper WK450: ComponentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will conduct an investigation into whether Watchkeeper drone components are being exported from the UK to Israel to support drone exports to Romania.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether as part of the Timms Review his Department intends to make reductions in total PIP expenditure.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordFood: AcademiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether academies and free schools will be classed as public settings for the purpose of the Government's ambition that half of all food served in public settings is either locally sou
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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