Justin Madders MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeneyCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15377More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23rd June to question 8158 on the Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney, if he can confirm whether these documents have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Gove...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: EU LawDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential risk of Great Britain becoming a market for lower-specification or less sustainable batteries if regulatory alignment with EU R
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential risk of Great Britain becoming a market for lower-specification or less sustainable batteries as a result of divergence with EU Regulation 2023/1542. While some obligations have already come into force in EU Re...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: EU LawDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to establish transitional arrangements to allow businesses to sell through existing stock in the event that requirements pursuant to EU Regulation 2023/154
Answer: Defra is working with the Devolved Governments to review the UK’s producer responsibility legislation for batteries. As part of this review, my officials held a series of workshops with industry earlier this year to explore the impacts of regulatory consi...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: EU LawDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential requirement for businesses that manufacture electrical products to produce separate Northern Ireland-compliant variants if EU R
Answer: The EU Batteries Regulation applies directly in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework. We will shortly publish guidance for businesses in Northern Ireland to help them comply with these new requirements. Through stakeholder engagement, we understan...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: EU LawDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to a) introduce requirements in Great Britain equivalent to EU Regulation 2023/1542 on batteries; b) what the indicative timeline is for any such introduction; c) and
Answer: Defra is working with the Devolved Governments to review the UK’s producer responsibility legislation for batteries. As part of this review, my officials held a series of workshops with industry earlier this year to explore the impacts of regulatory consi...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: Capital InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support manufacturers to increase capital intensity.
Answer: Last year this government published our Modern Industrial Strategy, setting out our long-term approach to strengthening domestic capability. The complimentary Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan outlines both sector-specific and cross-cutting measures desi...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the British Industrial Competitive Scheme on levels of business investment.
Answer: From 2027, The British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will reduce electricity costs by up to £40 per megawatt hour for over 10,000 eligible manufacturing businesses. This will help bring electricity costs more in line with other European economies and ...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 15370More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she has made of the cost of resolving Civil Service pension arrears.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 15369More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pensioners are affected by Civil Service pension arrears.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 15368More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an estimate of the number of Transitional Support Loans provided to pensioners in arrears; and what the source of that funding is.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Cheshire and MerseysideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve suicide prevention support in Cheshire and Merseyside.
Answer: Every death by suicide is a tragedy that has a devastating and lasting impact on families, friends, and communities. We are committed to delivering the Suicide Prevention Strategy for England, which aims to reduce suicide rates and address the risk factor...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Cheshire and MerseysideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of suicide prevention support in Cheshire and Merseyside.
Answer: Every death by suicide is a tragedy that has a devastating and lasting impact on families, friends, and communities. We are committed to delivering the Suicide Prevention Strategy for England, which aims to reduce suicide rates and address the risk factor...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Cheshire and MerseysideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of mental health staff recruited in the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB area since July 2024.
Answer: The following table shows the latest available National Health Service workforce data from NHS England’s Electronic Staff Record for trust-employed, whole time equivalent (WTE) mental health (MH) staff in the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement the suicide prevention strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the five-year Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. The strategy sets out over 100 actions across the Government and wider organisations, all aimed at saving lives, providing early intervention, prevention init...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Workplace PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the RSS backlog to be resolved.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to work closely with the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) administrator to issue Remediable Service Statements (RSS) and reduce outstanding volumes as quickly and accurately as possible. To date, this has included...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Workplace PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to resolve backlogs in the issuing of RSS to veterans.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to work closely with the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) administrator to issue Remediable Service Statements (RSS) and reduce outstanding volumes as quickly and accurately as possible. To date, this has included...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRefineriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the refineries sector while oil supplies are disrupted due to military conflict in the Middle East.
Answer: The Government recognises the critical role UK refineries are playing in ensuring our fuel security. The Government continues to monitor the evolving situation in the Middle East closely, but there is no indication that current global developments are aff...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRefineries: UK Carbon Border Adjustment MechanismTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129478More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential economic impact of delaying the inclusion of the refineries sector in a CBAM on the sector.
Answer: The government recognises the role that refineries play in energy security and the UK’s industrial base. The Government published a call for evidence (https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/future-of-the-uk-downstream-oil-sector/future-of-the-uk...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Motor VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of cars rented by her department are a) electric and b) UK made and what steps she is taking to encourage departmental travel conducted in cars manufactured in the UK.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department encourages officials to rent electric vehicles when hiring vehicles for official business.
Answer: The Government’s policy is that all official travel must be efficient and cost-effective. The Department does encourage the use of electric vehicles for vehicle hire. However, short-term vehicle hires can happen at short notice and are subject to vehicle ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorways: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is her department taking to ensure National Highways includes the views of local residents in stakeholder consultations when deciding to remove lights over motorways.
Answer: The Department expects National Highways to carry out appropriate consultation where changes to the strategic road network may impact local communities. Where a proposal to remove lighting would directly affect a local community, National Highways would s...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Ellesmere Port and BromboroughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enable patients with eating disorders in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough constituency to access specialist services.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning mental health services for local populations. In Ellesmere Port and Bromborough, young people access specialist eating disorder services at Ancora House. A clinical assessment will determine which l...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Ellesmere Port and BromboroughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients referred to care outside the local area for patients with eating disorders in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough constituency.
Answer: We do hold this data, however as it is below five at the current time we cannot provide an exact value. This is standard statistical disclosure control guidance, where counts of less than five are suppressed to stop individuals being identified.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Ellesmere Port and BromboroughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the provision of specialist eating disorder support for patients in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough constituency.
Answer: The Department is working closely with NHS England to strengthen community-based eating disorder services and to improve outcomes and recovery for patients, including in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for com...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Ellesmere Port and BromboroughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of specialist eating disorder support for patients in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough.
Answer: The Department is working closely with NHS England to strengthen community-based eating disorder (ED) services and to improve outcomes and recovery for patients, including in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible fo...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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