Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value of exports facilitated by his Department was in each of the last five financial years by destination country.
Answer: The Department supported businesses to deliver export wins worth £16.9bn in 2020/21, £17.3bn in 2021/22, and £19.6bn in 2022/23. In 2023/24 over £36bn and almost £24bn in 2024/25 export wins were delivered.The Department does not provide country-specific ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if NHS England Specialised Commissioning will consider a second prioritisation meeting this year of the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group to reduce the 20 treatments currently being considered, in
Answer: NHS England’s Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) prioritisation meetings are held annually and are aligned to NHS England's annual financial planning cycle.The next prioritisation meeting is planned for spring 2026, where policies that are ready an...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what level of recurrent funding has been identified by NHS England to fund the recommendations of new treatments considered by NHS England’s next Clinical Priorities Advisory Group Prioritisation m
Answer: NHS England is not able to provide the level of recurrent funding identified at this point to support the next Clinical Priorities Advisory Group prioritisation meeting. This would risk disclosing commercially confidential information.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: ComplaintsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to review the internal complaints process of the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS), as part of the Department for Work and Pensions, follows the Department’s standard complaints procedure. The CMS regularly reviews complaint data, including insights from the Independent Case Examiner, to identify key ...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department last reviewed the Child Maintenance Service’s policy framework for modern shared-care arrangements; and whether the Service plans to reform its policies on cases where both parents a
Answer: The Government recognises that shared care arrangements can play an important role in supporting children to maintain relationships with both parents after separation. In the child maintenance system, shared care is reflected in the maintenance calculatio...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timeline and industry roadmap he has established for ending male chick culling.
Answer: The Government has set out in the recently published Animal Welfare Strategy that it will encourage the egg industry to move away from the practice of killing day-old chicks. The Government will discuss with them a roadmap to reach the objective of ending...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: ClosuresDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps National Highways is taking to ensure the provision of timely and accurate physical diversion signage during planned and unplanned road closures.
Answer: National Highways follows the standards GG903 and GG907 outlined in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) for diversion routes for unplanned events and planned works and activities. These standards require NH to coordinate with customers and loca...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: ClosuresDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that National Highways' contractors adhere to reporting requirements when closing sections of the Strategic Road Network; and what data National Highways holds
Answer: National Highways requires its contractors to inform National Highways’ Regional Operations Centres before closing any part of the SRN to allow appropriate signs, signals, and customer communications to be put in place.In the financial year 24/25, over 90...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: ClosuresDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether National Highways is required to ensure that all planned and emergency road closures are integrated into live satellite navigation systems.
Answer: There are no requirements for National Highways to ensure that all planned and emergency road closures are integrated into live satellite navigation.However, National Highways publishes information detailing all its planned and emergency work closures. Wh...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: Park Homes and Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to off-grid households in England reliant on heating oil; and whether park home residents in England are included wi
Answer: The Government recognises that families and businesses across the country will see the recent global events and once again be concerned about the impact on their energy bills. The Government will continue to monitor the situation closely over coming days ...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Service Providers: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of levels of competition in the UK cloud infrastructure market; and what implications that assessment has for investment in UK cloud and AI infra
Answer: The Government prioritised the commencement of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) new powers in digital markets last year to boost competition and fairness in the digital tech sector. Although the CMA operates independently of Government, the G...
Answered 7 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Service Providers: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of UK critical digital services in relation to the level of concentration in the cloud infrastructure market.
Answer: In July last year, the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) cloud market investigation identified a number of potential competition concerns which may impact the resilience of UK’s digital infrastructure. The CMA recommended that its Board consider p...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Service Providers: CompetitionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) implications for his Department's policies and (b) investment in UK digital infrastructure of recent survey evidence on barriers to co
Answer: There are currently no plans to undertake such an assessment. The Competition and Markets Authority’s cloud services market investigation examined the state of competition in the market. The Government remains committed to supporting investment in high‑qu...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Service Providers: CompetitionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the proposed timetable for the next stages of its cloud market investigation; and what assessment s
Answer: In July last year, the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) cloud market investigation identified a number of potential competition concerns. The CMA recommended that its Board consider prioritising a future Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigatio...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Service Providers: CompetitionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of delays to competition solutions in the cloud services market on market concentration; and what consideration she has given to the implicati
Answer: In July last year, the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) cloud market investigation identified a number of potential competition concerns. The CMA recommended that its Board consider prioritising a future Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigatio...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCohabitation and MarriageMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the legal distinctions between marriage and cohabitation in England and Wales ahead of the consultation on cohabitation rights reform.
Answer: As set out in our manifesto, the Government is committed to strengthening the rights and protections available to women in cohabiting couples. Cohabitation reform is a matter of utmost importance, and we will be consulting this Spring on how best to deliv...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCohabitation: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of legal aid to cohabiting partners seeking to resolve property disputes upon separation.
Answer: As set out in our manifesto, the Government is committed to strengthening the rights and protections available to women in cohabiting couples. Cohabitation reform is a matter of utmost importance, and we will be consulting this Spring on how best to deliv...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCohabitation: ReformMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to open the consultation on cohabitation rights reform; and whether that consultation will include proposals covering cohabiting couples who separate without having had children together.
Answer: As set out in our manifesto, the Government is committed to strengthening the rights and protections available to women in cohabiting couples. Cohabitation reform is a matter of utmost importance, and we will be consulting this Spring on how best to deliv...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the total cost to the public purse of the trade envoy programme; and whether a trade envoy has been removed for failing to meet performance benchmarks.
Answer: Over the last three years, the Department has spent, on average, the following amounts on the UK Trade Envoy Programme, including DBT staff costs. We intend the overall cost of the programme to reduce during the next financial year.2023/20242024/20252025/...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the value delivered to small and medium-sized businesses by the trade envoy programme compared with support available through UK Export Finance and his own Departm
Answer: This is an impossible question to answer as the whole point of the UK Trade Envoy Programme is that it complements the work of UKEF and DBT’s direct export services in supporting SMEs. Trade Envoys provide high-level advocacy and market access, UKEF deliv...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department uses a criteria to assess the reputational implications for the United Kingdom of appointing a trade envoy to a country with a poor human rights record.
Answer: UK Trade Envoy markets are identified in discussion with HM Trade Commissioners and the trade and investment opportunities available to UK business. Trade Envoys operate within wider trading policies in support of the Government’s objectives, working clos...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress trade envoys have made in reducing non-tariff barriers to trade for businesses in their designated markets.
Answer: UK Trade Envoys primarily support UK exports in their respective market, but they also help identify tariff and non-tariff barriers that impede trade.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: GrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment HM Treasury has made of the potential economic impact of the expiry of the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant on SMEs and self-employed delivery riders.
Answer: As announced in February 2025, the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant will close at the end of financial year 2025/26 or when current funds are exhausted, whichever comes first. In 2024, mopeds and motorcycles accounted for 0.4% of domestic transport greenhouse gas...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: GrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has plans to reinstate the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant.
Answer: As announced in February 2025, the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant will close at the end of financial year 2025/26 or when current funds are exhausted, whichever comes first. In 2024, mopeds and motorcycles accounted for 0.4% of domestic transport greenhouse gas...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: GrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the expiry of the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant on consumer uptake of regulated electric mopeds and motorcycles.
Answer: As announced in February 2025, the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant will close at the end of financial year 2025/26 or when current funds are exhausted, whichever comes first. In 2024, mopeds and motorcycles accounted for 0.4% of domestic transport greenhouse gas...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
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