John Whitby MP: written questions
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Written questions
Israel: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that, with the exception of the F-35, no British arms being exported to Israel are being used in the conflict in Gaza.
Answer: All export licences are assessed on a case-by-case basis. All licences for exports to the Israeli Defence Forces are kept under careful ongoing review to ensure they are not being used for military operations in Gaza or the West Bank.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the proportion of NHS expenditure allocated to primary care dentistry net of patient charge revenue compared with other areas of NHS primary care in each financial year since 2010/11.
Answer: Prior to 2023/24, there was no specific dental budget allocation and dentistry formed part of a wider budget including community pharmacy and optometry. Since 2023/24, there has been a specific dental ringfence allocation for integrated care boards. This ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS dentistry receives adequate investment from new NHS funds allocated to the Department through the Spending Review.
Answer: The Department settlement announced at the 2025 Spending Review means that annual National Health Service day-to-day spending will increase by £29 billion in real terms, a £53 billion cash increase, by 2028/29 compared to 2023/24. This will take the NHS r...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFire Prevention: High Rise FlatsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that leaseholders receive cladding remediation as swiftly as possible.
Answer: On 2 December 2024, the government set out the Remediation Acceleration Plan (RAP) which, for the first time, set targets for remediation so that by the end of 2029 all 18m+ buildings with unsafe cladding in a government funded scheme will have been remed...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to mandate embodied carbon reporting.
Answer: The government recognises that embodied carbon can account for a significant portion of a building’s whole life carbon emissions and remains committed to the 2050 net zero target. We have recently published research to improve understanding of embodied ca...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health provision in (a) rural and (b) agricultural communities.
Answer: We are working with NHS England on a refreshed workforce plan, which will revolve around the three shifts to deliver our 10-Year Health Plan: moving more care from hospitals to communities; making better use of technology in health and care; and focusing ...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGround RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a cap on ground rents.
Answer: The government remains firmly committed to its manifesto commitment to tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, and we will deliver this in legislation.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 905336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentists in rural areas.
Answer: This Government is determined to improve access to NHS dentistry.We are targeting areas most in need, including in rural areas, by delivering 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments and recruiting dentists under the Golden Hellos scheme.We will reform th...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ParkingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce requirements for car parking companies to install solar canopies on large parking lots.
Answer: Outdoor car parks provide potential to deploy solar canopies providing clean electricity, potential for electric vehicle charging and shelter for cars. As such, the government published a Call for Evidence, which closed on the 18th June, to gather robust ...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve workplace health and safety protections for farm and agricultural workers.
Answer: In line with its published Strategy 2022 to 2032, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) focuses on the most effective and efficient ways to improve the health and safety performance of all industries in Great Britain, including farming. Between 2018 and 2...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStatutory Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to improve employer compliance with statutory sick pay obligations.
Answer: The Government believes that enforcement of Statutory Sick Pay is vital in ensuring that employees receive the correct amount of Statutory Sick Pay they are due. Guidance to both employers and employees is provided on Gov.uk. HMRC also operates a dispute ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the installation of solar energy projects on local government buildings.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero is working closely with Great British Energy (GBE), the Department for Health and Social Care, and the Department for Education to install rooftop solar panels on schools and hospitals. In England £180 mil...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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