Lauren Edwards MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Strategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 900123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to implement the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of all 62 recommendations is moving forward at pace, and in the last year, we have made significant progress. To support warfighting readiness, we launched the Military Intelligence Services, Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit and the Defenc...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: Rochester and StroodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to community-based healthcare in Rochester and Strood constituency.
Answer: This government has made clear that one of the essential shifts to get the NHS back on its feet is from hospital to community. Our ambitions for neighbourhood health are one key area to enable this essential shift. Neighbourhood Health will improve access...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on delivering the Defence Housing Strategy; what the total planned investment is for upgrading military accommodation; and how many service homes are expected to benefit in R
Answer: We have begun the biggest transformation of Armed Forces housing in a generation. The Department is in the early stages of delivering the recommendations of the Defence Housing Strategy and we will publish our implementation plan in due course. The plan i...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBeer: CompetitionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce a guest beer agreement in England.
Answer: My Honourable friend is a real champion of local breweries, especially Moot Brewery in Halling, which she visits regularly and knows produces excellent beer. The government fully recognises the importance of independent breweries and pubs, and we are comm...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Ombudsman ServiceTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118413More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to establish service standards to improve the effectiveness of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS); and pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 77954 on Financial Ombuds
Answer: The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) sets itself performance targets in its annual Plans and Budgets publication. Ensuring timely outcomes is one of the FOS’s main priorities for 2025-26, as outlined in its annual Plans and Budget publication on 1 April ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: CCTVDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will give an update on her progress of appointment of an expert advisory group for the development of CCTV guidance for the early years sector.
Answer: The ‘Early years foundation stage’ statutory framework requires early years providers to have safeguarding policies that address the use of mobile phones, cameras, and other electronic devices with imaging and sharing capabilities. Decisions about install...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement UIN HCWS1044 on Pensions Update of 11 November 2025, what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs of delivering compensation in line with the Parl
Answer: As the Secretary of State set out on 11 November 2025, we are retaking the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on State Pension age. The process to retake the decision is underway and it is important that the government give...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement UIN HCWS1044 on Pensions Update of 11 November 2025, what information his Department holds on the reasons that the findings of the 2007 research report did not le
Answer: The Secretary of State announced in his oral statement of 11 November 2025 that we will retake the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on State Pension age. This was because findings from a 2007 report had not been drawn to ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of State Pension age changes on 1950s-born women living in Rochester and Strood constituency.
Answer: All women born since 6 April 1950 have been affected by changes to State Pension age. Estimates can be made with ONS 2022 Census Data of how many women born in the 1950s were resident in each constituency in that year.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure adequate workforce capability to deliver (i) infrastructure and (ii) construction projects, in the context of recent cuts announced by the Construction
Answer: On 23 March 2025, the Government announced a construction support package worth £625 million to address the shortage of skilled workers in the construction sector. This investment forms a key part of our broader strategy to advance national infrastructure...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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