Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions
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Clothing: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the prevalence of unfair trading practices in the UK clothing supply chain and (b) the potential merits of establishing a Garment Trading Adjudicator to provide
Answer: The government expects all UK businesses to respect human rights and the environment throughout their supply chains in line with the OECD Guidelines and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Section 54 of the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 req...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the cost of school transport for students outside London is affordable and does not place a disproportionate financial burden on families; and whether her Depa
Answer: The government is committed to creating opportunities for all children so that they can achieve and thrive. The department’s home-to-school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local a...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGyms and Leisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117600More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take steps to ensure that independent gyms and leisure businesses are provided with comparable business rates relief to pubs and other hospitality sectors.
Answer: The Government has defined in guidance which properties will be eligible for the relief announced on 27th January 2026 based on definitions used previously in the business rates system. Individual Local Authorities will need to determine which properties ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of women's health pathways in providing structured nutritional and metabolic support to women experiencing early endocrine and metabolic symptoms before
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment. However, the Government is committed to tackling preventable ill health such as type 2 diabetes. Referrals to digital weight management services are offered where appropriate, and lifestyle advice, diet, ...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: QualificationsTreasuryTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117205More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for each financial year since 2020-21, how many officials in HM Treasury have held a professional accountancy qualification.
Answer: We hold the below information on officials holding professional accountancy qualifications. In each of the below years, there were at least: 2022 – 28 officials2023 – 42 officials2024 – 38 officials2025 – 43 officials holding professional accountancy qual...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to add fields for property type, freehold title number, service charge and ground rent to the Land Registry Leaseholds Dataset.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to make the Land Registry Leaseholds Dataset machine-readable, including by structuring data fields such as address, lease start date and lease duratio
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting: TourismDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many companies based in the United Kingdom are licensed to sell trophy hunting packages targeting species listed under CITES Appendices I and II.
Answer: The Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern, which is the most effective approach the Government can take on this matter. The Department continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensur...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers exist to regulate the promotion and sale of trophy hunting packages at commercial exhibitions in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern, which is the most effective approach the Government can take on this matter. The Department continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensur...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold Advisory ServiceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the limits on enquiries for free legal advice provided by the Leasehold Advisory Service.
Answer: The government-funded Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) provides free initial legal advice and information in respect of leasehold, building safety, commonhold and park home issues for consumers. In 2024, LEASE limited the number of enquiries per user to...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ConveyancingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure leaseholders have access to the full terms of their lease before completing a property transaction.
Answer: On 6 October, my Department published two consultations outlining reform proposals to transform home buying and selling. They can be found on gov.uk here and here. The consultations included proposals to require sellers and estate agents to provide upfron...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff are assigned to leasehold reform implementation in HM Land Registry.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) does not assign a specific number or proportion of full-time equivalent staff assigned to leasehold reform implementation. HMLR flexibly resources all elements of leasehold reform, appropriate to the stage of each part of the refor...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of HM Land Registry staff hold formal qualifications in (a) database architecture and (b) data structure management.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) does not hold information on staff qualifications for technical fields such as database architecture or data structure management.The Data Group at HMLR, which includes all Data Scientists, Data Architects, and Data Engineers, has ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of staff required to make HM Land Registry's leasehold dataset (a) accessible and (b) usable for individual leaseholders.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether HM Land Registry's leasehold dataset contains structured data fields for service charge blocks.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the data structure of HM Land Registry's leasehold dataset for enabling leaseholders to access meaningful information about their
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a dedicated teacher retention strategy will be informed by evidence on teacher mental health and workplace wellbeing.
Answer: A well supported, high-quality education workforce is critical to our mission to break down the barriers to opportunity for children and young people, which is why recruiting and retaining our expert teachers is at the heart of the government’s Plan for C...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Digital TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the balance between online safety measures and the development of digital literacy skills in young people aged 12 to 18.
Answer: As set out in the department’s Schools White Paper, it is vital that children are supported to become digitally literate and confident users of technology. We must strike a healthy balance between preparing young people for a technologically enabled world...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of limiting the number of branded school uniform items on the overall cost of school uniforms for families.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Maidenhead to the answer of 09 March 2025 to Question 114997.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: QualificationsTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115693More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in her Department hold a professional accountancy qualification.
Answer: 53 officials in the department hold a professional accountancy qualification.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Fuel Finder scheme will addresses regional disparities in fuel pricing.
Answer: Fuel Finder requires all petrol filling stations in the UK to publish prices in a consistent, open format. By increasing price transparency, this increases pressure on fuel retailers to compete strongly to attract consumers by lowering their prices or imp...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Personnel ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115666More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their Department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered
Answer: Please find the information requested below:Number of Directors with responsibility for human resources (HR)Number of Directors delivering non-HR technical activity e.g. Shared ServicesNumber of Directors with CIPD membership6The numbers concerned would r...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Personnel ManagementAttorney GeneralTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115328More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered Institute of P
Answer: As the number of individuals is five or fewer, across the AGO and the Law Officer Departments, I am unable to disclose the figure. This is to protect against the risk that individuals could be identified, in line with our obligations under the UK GDPR and...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Personnel ManagementWales OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered Ins
Answer: My Department does not employ any HR Directors; However, my Department’s Chief People Officer has responsibility for overseeing Human Resources and holds professional HR qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Personnel ManagementScotland OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered
Answer: The Scotland Office has no Directors with responsibility for human resources.It may be helpful to explain that the Scotland Office does not employ any staff directly. All staff that join, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government de...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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