Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions
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Written questions
Electricity: Park HomesTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28177More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recourse is available to a park home resident whose site owner does not reduce electricity charges following the removal of VAT from 1 October 2026; and what role Ofgem has in enforcing the maximum resale price
Answer: To support households with the cost of living, the Government is removing VAT from electricity bills this winter. Around 29 million households across the UK are expected to benefit from this change.The new zero VAT rate for domestic electricity will repla...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Park HomesTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28176More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that park home residents who purchase electricity from a site owner rather than directly from a licensed supplier receive the full benefit of the removal of VAT from hou
Answer: To support households with the cost of living, the Government is removing VAT from electricity bills this winter. Around 29 million households across the UK are expected to benefit from this change.The new zero VAT rate for domestic electricity will repla...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to help rights holders identify when their works have been used to train artificial intelligence models since March 2026.
Answer: The Government recognises that greater transparency about how AI developers train their models can support licensing, enforcement and creator control.Our March report on AI and copyright committed to further work on input transparency. Since then, we have...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure rights holders are remunerated when their copyright works are used to train artificial intelligence models.
Answer: This government believes creatives should be able to know and control how their content is used by AI firms and be able to seek fair payment. Working alongside DBIST, we will take steps to drive best practice on transparency, and on the use of the mechani...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ArtsDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the adoption of generative artificial intelligence on the number of entry-level roles in the creative industries.
Answer: We acknowledge growing concerns across the creative industries regarding the impact of generative AI on entry level roles, weakening established routes into the creative sector. Government supports responsible AI adoption across the creative industries, a...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCompensation: Court OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are available to victims to challenge or seek review of enforcement activity where a court-ordered compensation award has remained unpaid for an extended period.
Answer: There is no statutory mechanism through which victims can formally challenge or seek a review of enforcement activity relating to an unpaid compensation order. However, compensation orders are given the highest priority in the enforcement process, and all...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCompensation: Court OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of criminal court compensation orders; and whether he plans to introduce measures to improve the recovery of compensation awarded to vict
Answer: The effectiveness of the enforcement of all financial penalties, including all criminal compensation orders is constantly under review.HMCTS is taking action to improve the collection and enforcement of criminal compensation orders as part of the improvem...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCompensation: Court OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HM Courts and Tribunals Service has a procedure for escalating cases where a compensation order has remained wholly unpaid for more than two years despite repeated enquiries from the victim.
Answer: There is no specific escalation process for cases where a compensation order has remained unpaid for more than two years. However, HMCTS takes the recovery and enforcement of all financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to ensuring impos...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCompensation: Court OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance HM Courts and Tribunals Service provides to victims seeking updates on the enforcement of compensation orders; and what service standards apply to responding to such enquiries.
Answer: Victims can be informed about the amount of compensation awarded, payments received, and any outstanding balance. HMCTS may also explain the enforcement options available where payment has not been made. However, specific enforcement activity and personal...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Information SharingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the potential financial impact of giving dentists access to the single patient register.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 22 September 2026 in response to Question 25184.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPupil Exclusions: Royal Borough of Windsor and MaidenheadDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead were permanently excluded in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of those pupils had identified special educational
Answer: Statistics on permanent exclusions by local authority are published in the department’s suspension and permanent exclusions statistical release, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-ex...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademies: Pupil ExclusionsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Ofsted on the inspection of multi-academy trusts' handling of permanent exclusions of pupils with special educational needs.
Answer: Trust inspection will consider how trusts drive educational quality, and how they contribute to an inclusive, collaborative system. Officials in the department and Ofsted are working together, and with the sector, to ensure the system works well and deliv...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademies: Pupil ExclusionsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what powers she has under academy funding agreements to intervene where a trust does not convene a governing board meeting to consider reinstatement of excluded students within 15 school days.
Answer: Academy trusts must have regard to the statutory Suspension and Permanent Exclusion guidance. The guidance is clear that, where a pupil is permanently excluded, and where a suspension would take the pupil’s total number of suspended school days above 15 i...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average time taken by her Department to provide a substantive response to correspondence from hon. Members was in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the longest such time
Answer: I refer the honourable member for Maidenhead to the answer of 8 September to Question 25589.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood BanksDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to set a target for reducing the number of households using food banks.
Answer: We are committed to tackling poverty and reducing the need for emergency food support. The Households Below Average Income and Family Resources (HBAI) publication provides annual high-quality official statistics which are used to track a range of measures...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data the Department holds on mortality, lameness and culling rates in conventional broiler flocks in England in each of the last five years; and what steps the Department is takin
Answer: The Government does not hold such data on lameness and culling rates in conventional broiler flocks in England. The government receives data from the Food Standards Agency on Cumulative Daily Mortality Rates (CDMR) for broiler chickens. The Average Yearly...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: HomicideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the remit of the newly appointed Envoy for Complex Consular Detentions extends to cases involving the homicide of British nationals abroad.
Answer: The Terms of Reference for the UK Envoy for Complex Consular Detentions are published on GOV.UK. The Envoy's remit is limited to cases involving consular detention overseas and does not extend to non-detention consular cases.We provide support to families...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: HomicideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British nationals have been the victims of homicide abroad in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the case for appointing an Envoy for Co
Answer: The Terms of Reference for the UK Envoy for Complex Consular Detentions are published on GOV.UK. The Envoy's remit is limited to cases involving consular detention overseas and does not extend to non-detention consular cases.We provide support to families...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25215More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the index used to calculate interest rates on Plan 2 student loans.
Answer: Plan 2 student loans were designed and implemented by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition Government, and the costs were based on the RPI measure.In April, interest rates on Plan 2 and Plan 3 loans were capped at 6% for this academic year, to ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of maintaining the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold at its 2026-27 level for three years from April 2027 on the disposable income of graduates earning
Answer: The department has produced the following analysis regarding the impact of freezing the Plan 2 repayment and interest thresholds for three years starting April 2027: Average lifetime repayments (2024/25 financial year prices)Baseline (£)Post- policy (£)I...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to ensure that people can access government services through direct contact with a person, rather than solely through digital channels.
Answer: Point 5 of the Government Service Standard makes clear that all services delivered by central government must be accessible and designed so that everyone can use them.Departments are expected to ensure that well-supported offline routes, such as telephone...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Disclosure of InformationHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase public awareness of Clare's Law; and whether she plans to work with local authorities, police forces, healthcare providers and community organisations t
Answer: The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, also known as ‘Clare’s Law’, enables the police to disclose information to a victim or potential victim of domestic abuse, about their partner or ex-partner’s abusive or violent offending.We know that more needs to...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: ShortagesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to water companies on granting exemptions from Temporary Use Bans for housing developments and construction sites.
Answer: Water companies are responsible for deciding whether to implement a Temporary Use Ban during periods of water scarcity and must do so in accordance with their statutory drought plans and the relevant legislative framework. Temporary Use Bans are intended ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: ShortagesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing exemptions within Temporary Use Bans that permit construction sites and housing developers to use sprinklers to water n
Answer: Water companies are responsible for deciding whether to implement a Temporary Use Ban during periods of water scarcity and must do so in accordance with their statutory drought plans and the relevant legislative framework. Temporary Use Bans are intended ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of scientifically validated alternatives to the use of dogs in procedures licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act
Answer: DSIT’s most recent assessment is set out in its November 2025 strategy, Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods. This reports that alternative methods can already replace some uses ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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