Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions 2026
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Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to introduce a national awareness campaign as part of the new Road Safety Strategy.
Answer: Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. That is why on 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our v...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGyms: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106879More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that community gyms and fitness facilities are not excluded from business rates relief schemes designed to support retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
Answer: The Government is introducing new permanently lower business rates tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000.On 16 October 2025, the Government published legislation and accompanying guidance detail...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordComplex Regional Pain Syndrome: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the process is for evaluating new medical devices for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain conditions for use in the NHS.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring that medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusions on the market in the United Kingdom are safe, effective, and manufactured to the highest stan...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordComplex Regional Pain Syndrome: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE has been asked to evaluate Scrambler Therapy for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not been asked to evaluate scrambler therapy for complex regional pain syndrome. Topics for new or updated guidance are considered through the NICE prioritisation process and under this proc...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorways: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the TA 501 safety assessment and Scheme Appraisal Report for the removal of motorway lighting on the M4 between junctions 8 and 12; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the
Answer: National Highways has a thorough, consistent and documented approach to the management of construction schemes. National Highways assessed the removal of lighting on the M4 between junctions 8 and 12 using TA49/07, which was the assessment tool before TA ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorways: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of motorway lighting removal on the M4 between junctions 8 and 12 on road safety; and if she will publish Personal Injury Collision data for that
Answer: National Highways has a thorough, consistent and documented approach to the management of construction schemes. National Highways assessed the removal of lighting on the M4 between junctions 8 and 12 using TA49/07, which was the assessment tool before TA ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademies: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review arrangements allowing academies to act as admissions authorities, particularly for children who (a) live within a school’s designated catchment area but do not attend a primary school operate
Answer: Admission arrangements are set and applied locally. Provided they are lawful and comply with the School Admissions Code, it is for the school’s admissions authority to decide what criteria to set, as long as they are fair, clear and objective.Admission au...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Horse RidingDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to incorporate equestrian safety guidance into the driving theory test.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards (DVSA) driver theory test already contains questions relating to equestrian safety, and has done for many years.DVSA has recognised the need to promote the recognition of hazards by drivers when sharing the road with horse...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department is using to assess the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's compensation recommendations for women born in the 1950s affected by State Pension age changes; and wheth
Answer: The Secretary of State announced in his oral statement of 11 November 2025 that we will retake the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on State Pension age. Retaking the decision should not be taken as an indication that Gov...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on the review of compensation for women born in the 1950s affected by State Pension age changes; and when the review will conclude.
Answer: The Secretary of State announced in his oral statement of 11 November 2025 that we will retake the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on State Pension age. Retaking the decision should not be taken as an indication that Gov...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: CanadaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the current status is of the report of the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group.
Answer: In line with the commitment made between our Prime Ministers in June 2025, the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group met over the course of last year in order to identify ways in which the UK and Canada can deepen cooperation, tackle market access ba...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: CanadaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he will publish the findings of the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group.
Answer: In line with the commitment made between our Prime Ministers in June 2025, the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group met over the course of last year in order to identify ways in which the UK and Canada can deepen cooperation, tackle market access ba...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: CanadaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps will be taken to implement the recommendations of the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group.
Answer: In line with the commitment made between our Prime Ministers in June 2025, the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group met over the course of last year in order to identify ways in which the UK and Canada can deepen cooperation, tackle market access ba...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: CanadaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership provisions to facilitate UK-Canada trade; and whether his Department has identified a
Answer: Businesses will benefit from better trade terms with Canada once they ratify our CPTPP accession, which should happen later this year. Canada began its ratification legislative process last September, and it is making good progress through their Parliamen...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: CanadaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the types of trade barriers faced by Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises when exporting to the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce regulatory an
Answer: My Department is committed to supporting British exporters, including by ensuring they can trade under CPTPP terms with Canada as soon as possible.UK businesses will benefit from the CPTPP Customs Chapter, which promotes efficient, consistent, transparent...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104602More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce tax incentives for businesses to upgrade their cyber security infrastructure.
Answer: The government is committed to strengthening cyber security across the UK. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provides a range of tools, guidance and support to businesses to improve their cyber security. At last year's Spending Review, the governm...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: CostsTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104601More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of cyber attacks in 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 102698.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the cost of cyber attacks to the economy in 2025.
Answer: In November 2025, the government published a set of independent research reports quantifying the impact of cyber attacks on the UK economy. These reports demonstrate the scale of the potential cost of cyber attacks to UK businesses, with KPMG’s report Eco...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAutomatic Number Plate RecognitionDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of ANPR failure linked to tampered or unreadable number plates have been recorded by (a) police forces and (b) National Highways in the past three years.
Answer: The Government does not collect data on instances of ANPR failure recorded by police forces. National Highways (NH) holds data from 27 July 2023 onwards with regard to the Dartford Crossing, since the introduction of the new Dart Charge service. As part o...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSemiconductors: Supply ChainsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to reduce UK reliance on concentrated semiconductor supply chains in the Indo-Pacific region.
Answer: The semiconductor industry has complex global supply chains. As part of the Industrial Strategy’s Digital and Technologies Sector Plan, the Government is taking measures to foster growth of the UK semiconductor sector where it is strong, enhance national ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSemiconductorsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration her Department has given to the potential merits of competition policy measures to prevent the monopolisation of semiconductor components by large technology companie
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of semiconductor technologies for UK growth and security, as outlined in the Industrial Strategy Digital & Technologies Sector Plan. The Competition and Markets Authority is responsible for investigating anti-c...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSemiconductors: PricesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of memory chip shortages on consumer technology prices.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of memory chip shortages on consumer technology prices, but the Government continues to regularly engage with businesses to understand supply chain challenges. The Government is also working clo...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNurseries and Pre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current guidance on safer sleep practices in nursery settings; and whether she has plans to introduce statutory requirements on safer sleep in early years setting
Answer: The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which early years providers are required to follow, includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidance, which is available here: http...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to strengthen the Ofsted inspection process for early years settings to improve child safety outcomes.
Answer: Through our Best Start in Life strategy, we are investing in raising the quality, frequency and consistency of early years inspections to improve child safety outcomes. We continually monitor and review requirements to make sure children are kept as safe ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104430More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government will exempt leaseholders in unmortgageable properties from the higher rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax when purchasing alternative accommodation.
Answer: The circumstances under which higher Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rates must be paid in respect of additional property purchases, as well as information on the availability of reliefs and refunds, is available on gov.uk: Higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
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