Jon Trickett MP: written questions
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Trade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent in each of the last 3 years on the UK Trade Envoy programme.
Answer: DBT spend* in the last 3 years on the UK Trade Envoy programme2023/20242024/20252025/2026£228,853£59,178£203,026*Figures do not include DBT staff costs and only relate to UK Trade Envoy expenditure such as flights, hotels, visas etc.Hospitality costs for ...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has contingency plans in the event that his Department’s contracts with Palantir are terminated.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence manages its commercial relationships in line with established government procurement and contract management frameworks, with appropriate governance, assurance and risk management arrangements in place throughout the life of a cont...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: OilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with the Venezuelan Government on the operation of UK oil companies in Venezuela.
Answer: The UK Government's engagement with the Venezuelan authorities is limited and is conducted in line with UK policy. Where necessary, this may include discussions to protect British commercial interests.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the contract with Palantir was awarded without competition in December 2025.
Answer: The Palantir Enterprise Agreement was a Direct Award justified under the Procurement Act 2023. The Enterprise Agreement covers existing services and where there is a robust technical justification for using Palantir products and services for Defence outco...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average time taken to complete a mandatory reconsideration for a Disability Living Allowance for Children.
Answer: The average clearance time for January 2026 was 119.6 working days for Disability Living Allowance for Children. We are committed to reducing the outstanding Mandatory Reconsiderations and also the average clearance time with the redeployment of approxima...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Data ProtectionMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Palantir system for managing his Department's data could be unilaterally shut down by Palantir without the Government’s consent.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has put in place extensive data security and protection measures to ensure that UK Defence information is appropriately managed. All UK Defence Data used and developed within Palantir software remains sovereign and under the ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications which re-designate green belt as grey belt land there have been since December 2024; and how many of those applications were approved for each Engl
Answer: My Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: OilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA in the last 12 months.
Answer: There is no record of any such discussions.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: Data ProtectionMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that data analysed by Palantir is protected from access by foreign governments.
Answer: All data used and developed in Palantir's software deployed across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will remain under the ownership of the MOD. The MOD has put in place extensive data security and protection measures to ensure UK Defence information is appr...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are British armed forces personnel in active service in Venezuela.
Answer: There are no British Armed Forces personnel in active service in Venezuela.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOil: VenezuelaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has held discussions with oil companies relating to investment in Venezuela.
Answer: No.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: AdvocacyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding her Department has directly or indirectly provided to organisations for the purposes of advocacy in Venezuela in each year for which information is available.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 15 May 2025 to Question 50066. He can find details of all programmes supported in Venezuela on the GOV.UK Development Tracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/).
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications have been made for grey belt designated land since changes to the NPPF.
Answer: My Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reconsider the criteria for covid vaccination eligibility, in the context of levels of prevalence of new variants.
Answer: The Government’s policy on the groups eligible for vaccination programmes is based on the advice of the independent expert body, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).The aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is to prevent serious...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81256More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Bank of England on the use and reliability of stablecoin in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Treasury and Bank of England are maintaining a close and ongoing dialogue on the legal and regulatory treatment of stablecoins in support of the Government's objective to make the UK a global destination for digital assets.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: DatabasesTreasuryTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81255More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had any discussions with the Bank of England on the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulatory Authority proposal to reduce data reporting for banks.
Answer: The Chancellor and I meet regularly with the leadership of the Bank of England to discuss a range of topics, including its work to streamline data reporting requirements for banks and other firms regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).The ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 77997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the additional costs disability payment proposal from the Commission on Social Security; and whether he has had discussions
Answer: I am aware of the Commission’s report and welcome its contribution to these important discussions. The Commission’s paper is one of many proposals which the Timms Review will be able to consider. Once the Review’s core leadership group is in place, it wil...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Coal Mining Museum for England: ExpenditureDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has given the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield in grants in the last five years.
Answer: DCMS has not provided any funding directly to the National Coal Mining Museum for England (NCMME) in the last five years. The Department provides funding to the Science Museum Group (SMG) with agreement that SMG in turn provides an annual grant payment to...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on levels of budget deficits at NHS trusts in Yorkshire in 2024-2025; and what estimate he has made of levels of funding for each NHS trust in Yorkshire in 202
Answer: There are three integrated care boards (ICBs) in Yorkshire: the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB; the NHS South Yorkshire ICB; and the NHS West Yorkshire ICB. All trusts in these ICBs are projecting to deliver their plan or surpluses, apart from the Mid...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: Yorkshire and the HumberDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38543 on Water Companies: Infrastructure, whether he has made an estimate of how much DPC schemes costs will increase household wate
Answer: Bill impacts will be considered as part of Ofwat’s DPC approval process. In providing its consent to a water company to enter into a DPC contract, Ofwat will take into consideration the impact on customer interests, including the impact on bills. For exam...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: Yorkshire and the HumberDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025, to Question 38543 on Water Companies: Infrastructure, if he will publish his calculations on the savings by delivering the scheme through DPC.
Answer: Bill impacts will be considered as part of Ofwat’s DPC approval process. In providing its consent to a water company to enter into a DPC contract, Ofwat will take into consideration the impact on customer interests, including the impact on bills. For exam...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: Yorkshire and the HumberDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36586 on Water Companies: Infrastructure, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of each Direct Procurement for Customers
Answer: Prior to entering into a DPC arrangement, Ofwat considers the value for money of delivering the project as a DPC and also the impact on customer bills. The impacts on customer bills are unlikely to be known until a procurement for a scheme has been run, w...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: PalantirCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37981More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 32929 on Cabinet Office: Palantir, whether his Department has seconded staff from Palantir between 4 July 2024 and 11 March 2025.
Answer: Secondments are part of a range of ways of bringing talent and experience into the civil service for short periods of time and have been used by successive governments. Secondments are arranged at a business unit level and must follow the processes as set...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: HakluytMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.
Answer: Information about secondments in the Ministry of Justice is not held in a central location, and therefore we are not able to report on the number of employees seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.All Civil Servants are subject to a Loans and Secondments ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HakluytMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.
Answer: Secondments is one way of bringing talent and experience into the civil service for short periods of time and has been used by successive governments. Secondments are arranged at a business unit level and data is held at Business Unit Level. There have be...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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