Kim Leadbeater MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Wind Power: CalderdaleDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed Walshaw Moor windfarm on peatland hydrology and condition; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure th
Answer: The Calderdale Energy Park project is at the pre-application stage of the planning process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure under the 2008 Planning Act, and is expected to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate by June 2026, after which it wil...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Bank ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of banking safeguards for protecting vulnerable customers, especially the use of gambling blocks and loopholes using open-banking gateways.
Answer: The Government recognises that harmful gambling can wreck the lives of individuals, families and communities. Working with the Gambling Commission, we are committed to strengthening protections for those at risk through a range of new safer gambling requi...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97821More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to produce guidance from the actuary department on the calculation that must be used to produce a Remedial Service Statement for people under a Pension Sharing Order in order f
Answer: The Government Actuary’s Department has produced the guidance required by regulations to assist public service pension schemes in implementing aspects of the McCloud remedy for members subject to a Pension Sharing Order on divorce or dissolution. This gui...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordConversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96932More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the expected timetable is for the publication, parliamentary introduction, and enactment of a fully trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy in England and Wales.
Answer: This Government’s position is that conversion practices are abuse. Such practices have no place in society and must be stopped. We remain committed to bringing forward a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices as soon as possible.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLonelinessDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to update the loneliness strategy in the context of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting people to have the social connections they need. Our ambition to strengthen social connection is a key part of achieving wider government work to create a healthier society, more connected communities and support ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle potential barriers to the provision of lighting on (a) walking, (b) wheeling and (c) cycling paths.
Answer: Active Travel England (ATE) recognises that good lighting is essential for enabling safe and inclusive walking, wheeling and cycling, particularly during winter months and after dark.The Spending Review in June 2025 allocated £616 million for Active Trave...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing commuted sums for maintenance within active travel capital funding.
Answer: In the Spending Review we announced that we are allocating £616 million for Active Travel England from 2026/27 to 2029/30 to support local authorities to both build and maintain cycling and walking infrastructure. This is in addition to almost £300 millio...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCanal and River TrustDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) funding for the Canal & River Trust to maintain and improve England’s waterways and (b) the long-term funding arra
Answer: The Government is currently providing the Canal and River Trust with a 15-year grant (2012-2027) totalling about £740 million to support maintenance of the canal network infrastructure. When it was set up in 2012, the Government also provided the Trust wi...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInsolvencyTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76658More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HMRC issues to employees who work in companies entering administration who (a) have not received P45s and (b) are being taxed under emergency codes; and whether her Department plans to take steps to pr
Answer: HMRC does not issue specific guidance to employees of companies entering administration regarding P45s or emergency tax codes.Where a company is in administration, the administrator, who is a regulated Insolvency Practitioner, is responsible for issuing r...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the level of IVF funding is adjusted in line with inflation; and with reference to NICE's guidelines entitled Fertility problems: assessment and treatm
Answer: We expect integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, ensuring equal access to fertility treatment across England.NICE is currently reviewing the fertilit...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) regulatory oversight and (b) consumer protection for Small Self-Administered Schemes (SSAS); and if she will take steps to (i) improve regu
Answer: DWP officials work closely with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to ensure people’s pension savings are protected and that the regulatory regime remains fit for purpose in a changing pensions landscape.A Small Self-Administered Scheme (SSAS) is an occupationa...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in addressing unauthorised encampments that negatively affect local (a) high streets or (b) businesses.
Answer: Local authorities and police have a range of powers to manage unauthorised encampments, including those affecting high streets and businesses. These include long-standing provisions under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, and additional powe...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordADHDDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on ensuring that GP practices follow the NICE guideline entitled Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management, last updated on 13
Answer: The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions on a wide range of matters with NHS England.It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Recognition of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made on UK Government recognition of the State of Palestine.
Answer: The Government has announced that the UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September before the United Nations General Assembly to protect the viability of the two‑state solution, unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the app...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support Palestinian children forcibly displaced from Gaza to Egypt.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by the effect of ongoing hostilities on children in Gaza, many of whom have been displaced several times. The UK has provided £3 million in funding to World Health Organization (WHO) Egypt to boost regional healthcare capacity to t...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: CasualtiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has taken steps to condemn the use of live ammunition that has led to the death of over 400 Palestinians seeking aid from sites run by the Gaza Humanit
Answer: It is horrifying that at least 1,400 people have been killed and over 4,000 injured at or near the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution sites. We regularly engage with Israeli counterparts to urge them to better protect civilians, and reduce th...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli Government in response to proposals to forcibly relocate the Palestinian population of Gaza.
Answer: We have been clear: Palestinian territory must not be reduced in the conduct of this war, and we do not support the forced displacement of people. Palestinian civilians must be permitted to return to their communities and rebuild their lives. We are appal...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is considering further sanctions in response to settler violence in the Occupied West Bank.
Answer: In response to the persistent cycle of serious violence undertaken by extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, the former Foreign Secretary announced three sanctions packages targeting individuals, outposts and organisations. This included, o...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will have discussions with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on streamlining the registration process for nurses who are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The NMC sets the standards that must be met by domestic and international applicants wishing to be added ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Navigation Satellite Systems: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) develop satellite navigation capabilities and (b) ensure that satellite navigation systems are up to date.
Answer: The National Space Strategy and our identified priority capability goals, including Space Positioning Navigation and Timing, continue to drive government policy and we will publish an ambitious programme for space when the Spending Review has completed.Th...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people who are unable to work due to (a) long-term illness, (b) disability, and (c) other circumstances are adequately supported following her planned reforms to
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out plans to reform the health and disability and employment support system. Our reforms will ensure we can always protect people who will never be able to work – now and into the future. But, for those that can, we kn...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, when information on how the Government plans to use the extra £1 billion investment in preparin
Answer: We announced in the Pathways to Work Green Paper that we would establish a new guarantee of support for all disabled people and people with health conditions claiming out of work benefits who want help to get into or return to work, backed up by £1 billio...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing subsidised dental care for patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Answer: The Government recognises that patients with a cancer diagnosis can have specific dental needs. Free National Health Service dental care is available to people who meet the following criteria:- under 18 years old, or under 19 years old and in full-time ed...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInfluenza: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21525 on Influenza: Vaccination, whether he plans to expand the eligibility criteria for winter flu vaccinations in the context of trends in the
Answer: Eligibility for the seasonal influenza vaccination programme is based on the advice and recommendations of the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). This advice is kept under regular review.Trends in influenza activity varies...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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