Julian Lewis MP: written questions
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Minority Groups: New ForestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps with her international counterparts to include Commoners of the New Forest as a national minority according to the criteria for such a designation under th
Answer: The UK Government is committed to support minority communities and uphold our obligations under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities - to create a society in which all citizens feel acknowledged, safe and able to achieve thei...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: New ForestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to proposed local government reorganisation in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, what protection will be given to the (a) culture and (b) interests of the New Fores
Answer: Local government reorganisation will lead to better outcomes for residents, save significant money which can be reinvested in public services, and improve accountability.The government has been clear with councils on the importance of local engagement in ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: BullyingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to increase protection of town and parish council clerks against bullying by elected councillors.
Answer: In December the Government launched a consultation seeking views on proposed measures to strengthen the local government standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England. The response to the consultation will be issued in due course. After...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: ResettlementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the numbers of Afghan (a) interpreters and (b) other personnel, who assisted UK armed forces and remain at risk from the Taliban whilst stranded in (i) Afghanistan
Answer: The Government does not hold an estimate of the total number of people who may have been eligible for ARAP but did not apply. ARAP is a well-known scheme amongst the Afghan communities and has seen over 190,000 applications since it was opened in April 20...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of women to have died since the publication of the Government’s Response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s Investigation into and Re
Answer: The decision not to set up a compensation scheme is now subject to live litigation and the High Court has granted permission for a full hearing.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to representations made by the (a) Amess family, and (b) Father of the House and Rt Hon Member for Rayleigh and Wickford in their contributions to the Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment
Answer: Government published the report 'Lessons for Prevent' from the Interim Independent Prevent Commissioner on 16 July, in which Lord Anderson set out his view that the perpetrator's engagement with Prevent prior to the attack on Sir David Amess has been full...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Dental ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the relocation of Armed Forces personnel causing families to lose their place in the waiting list for NHS dental provision in
Answer: The Armed Forces Covenant requires organisations to give due regard to the principle that Service personnel and their families should face no disadvantage when developing, delivering, and reviewing policies and decisions that may impact the Armed Forces c...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69203More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury's oral contribution of 1 July 2025, Official Report, column 137, for what reason her Department did not inform (a) Rt hon. and hon. Members and (b) those (i)
Answer: The Government commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. The Government will respond by Autumn Budget 2025. During Oral Questions on 1 July 2025...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DismissalMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans previously dismissed from the Armed Forces for reasons relating to their sexuality have applied to the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme since December 2024; whether the allocated funds will be
Answer: As of 7 July 2025, 856 Veterans had applied for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) Dismissed or Discharged Payment, and 84 payments had been made. The FRS rules specify that priority is given to applicants who are over 80 years of age, have a ter...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DismissalMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason records of Service personnel previously dismissed from the Armed Forces for reasons of sexual orientation were ordered to be destroyed in 2010; how fully that policy of destruction was implemented
Answer: In 2010 and 2011, most remaining investigative records concerning decriminalised sexual offences were destroyed in line with Ministry of Defence policy and data protection legislation. These records were deemed to have no further investigative value, and ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 30 June 2025 on Nuclear Test Veteran Records Exercise and the Merlin Database, HCWS748, if he will publish the findings gathered from the 43,000 files which have already been
Answer: This Government has reset the relationship with nuclear test veterans and the organisations that support them, and we remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them. As of 30 June 2025, officials have reviewed ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 30 June 2025 on Nuclear Test Veteran Records Exercise and the Merlin Database, HCWS748, for what reason the Individual Medical Records of military personnel who participated i
Answer: This Government has reset our relationship with nuclear test veterans and the organisations that support them, and we remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them. I understand that many are eager for an upda...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: RussiaDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 63967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62523 on Shipping: Russia, if she will publish the instructions her Department has issued in respect of the (a) interception and (b) onboard inspection of vess
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave on 30 June 2025 to Question 62523. As a signatory of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the UK Government adheres to international maritime law and protects the innocent passage of vess...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: RussiaDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on the (a) tracking, (b) interception and (c) onboard inspection of vessels suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet when in transit through UK waters.
Answer: The UK Government consistently monitors UK waters to uphold the safety of mariners, the marine environment and the UK’s national security, which includes monitoring of tankers that are suspected of being associated with the movement of Russian oil. As a s...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC World ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Executive Order entitled Continuing the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy, published by the President of the United States of America on
Answer: We are aware that the US has announced significant changes to the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), with impacts on media outlets including Voice of America. This is a matter for the US. On the future, I can't get ahead of the allocations process, but F...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvanced Therapy Medicinal ProductsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will designate a Minister in his Department to (a) have responsibility for the field of cell and gene therapies and (b) chair his Department's Advanced Therapies Medicinal Products Coordinati
Answer: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women’s Health and Mental Health, Baroness Merron, is the Minister with responsibility for life sciences and innovation, and cell and gene therapies are included in this remit.In September 202...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) increase awareness of, (b) improve screening for and (c) develop research into lobular breast cancer; and what recent discussions his Department has had with NHS Englan
Answer: Improving the early diagnosis of cancer, including lobular breast cancer, is a priority for NHS England. The National Health Service will improve cancer survival rates and hit all NHS cancer waiting time targets, so that no patient waits longer than they ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Trussell document entitled Guarantee our essentials, published in June 2025, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the re
Answer: No assessment has been made.Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill legislates for the first sustained above inflation rise in the basic rate of Universal Credit since it was introduced. This increase...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral statement of 2 June 2025 on Strategic Defence Review, Official Report, column 53, how much and what proportion of the funding for military accommodation will be allocated to the reserve
Answer: None of the funding has been allocated to the Reserve Forces Estate as it does not contain Service Family Accommodation. The Reserves Forces Estate is directly funded from a separate budget.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sites for reserve forces managed by (a) the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations and (b) his Department are (i) unusable and (ii) partly unusable because of (A) boiler breakdowns and (B) leaking roofs.
Answer: All Reserve Forces and Cadets sites are managed by the Reserves Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) and not the Department. The Volunteer Estate (VE) contains some 5112 buildings, of which 59 (1.15%) are fully or partly unusable due to boiler breakdowns ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason future candidates for a directly elected mayoral post are required to pay (a) a deposit of £5,000 and (b) another £5,000 towards a candidates' booklet; and what a
Answer: Under electoral law, candidates are required to pay a deposit in certain elections, reflecting the scale of the role, including budget responsibility, role as chair of the Combined Authority or Combined County Authority, and the ability to raise a levy; a...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 2 December 2024 from the Rt hon. Member for New Forest East on research into the accuracy of data produced by the Meteorological Office
Answer: The Department attaches great importance to providing timely responses to Member’s correspondence. Regrettably a processing error has severely delayed our response in this instance, for which the Department sincerely apologises. We are taking steps to cor...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to prevent non-disclosure agreements from being used to conceal serious misconduct against former employees.
Answer: The Government has been clear that non-disclosure agreements should not be misused by employers to conceal misconduct in the workplace. There are already legal limitations as to what NDAs can be used for, meaning the relevant clause would be unenforceable...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the (a) removal and (b) retention of police widows pensions when those in receipt of such pensions (i) cohabit and (ii) remarry.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53452More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans respond to Question 50047 tabled on 6 May 2025 for answer on 12 May 2025.
Answer: With apologies to the Hon. member, a response has now been issued.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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