John Slinger MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Dental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has considered replacing the routine six-monthly dental check-up with a system based on individual clinical need.
Answer: Patients should be recalled based on their clinical need. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on recall intervals states that a healthy adult with good oral health should see a dentist once every two years, and a child on...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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Dental Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered allowing dental therapists to expand their scope of practice and hold their own NHS contracts; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential imp
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan for England and our recent Quality and Payment Reforms consultation outline the Government’s commitment to utilising the skills of the wider dental team to improve access to dental care. Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulation...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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Elections: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Study reveals how conversational AI can exert influence over political beliefs, published by the University of Oxford on 11 December, what a
Answer: The trajectory of AI development is uncertain and evolving quickly. New AI technologies, including ‘chatbot’ style applications built on frontier AI models, offer both opportunities and risks. It is imperative that we to understand these impacts from a sc...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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Belfast Agreement: European Convention on Human RightsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK's membership of the European Convention on Human Rights on the Good Friday Agreement.
Answer: The UK is a proud signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights which underpins many international agreements on trade, security and migration, as well as the Good Friday Agreement. That Agreement also required domestic incorporation of the ECHR in...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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Media: EducationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help improve media literacy.
Answer: The Government aims to improve media literacy through cross-government collaboration, educational initiatives and collaboration with Ofcom, civil society, and online platforms. This approach supports Ofcom's regulatory media literacy duties and promotes m...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
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Pupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department has on the potential impact of banning smartphone use in schools.
Answer: Mobile phones have no place in school and school leaders already have the power to ban them. The department’s guidance on mobile phones in schools, published in February 2024, is clear that schools should prohibit the use of devices with smart technology ...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
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Mental Health Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness among men and boys about the mental health support available to them.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to transform mental health services to improve access and treatment, and to promote good mental health and wellbeing for men and boys. The Government is committed to working beyond the health system to crea...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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Iraq: KurdsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the relationship between the Federal Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Answer: Through our diplomatic presence, we regularly engage with the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government. We continue to encourage constructive dialogue and cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve their outstanding issues, including...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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Iraq: KurdsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Iraqi counterpart on the suspension of budget transfers to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Answer: Although the Foreign Secretary has not made any direct representations to his Iraqi counterpart on the suspension of budget transfers to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), the UK Government continues to encourage through our regular diplomatic engagement...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
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Gambling: LicensingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to review the Gambling Commission’s remit to include UK licensees operating in prohibited markets abroad.
Answer: Operators providing gambling facilities to customers in Great Britain must be licensed by the Gambling Commission and comply with the conditions of their operating licences. The Commission expects them to obey the laws of all other jurisdictions in which ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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