Layla Moran MP: written questions
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Written questions
Pre-school Education: ICTDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has issued guidance to early years educational settings on the use of screens in nurseries.
Answer: The ‘Early years foundation stage’ (EYFS) statutory framework sets the standards and requirements early years providers must meet to ensure children have the best start in life and are kept healthy and safe. Details about the framework are available here:...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBegging and Vagrancy: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114055More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what data her Department holds on the number of prosecutions under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in the last five years.
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds management information which shows the number of offences charged by way of the Vagrancy Act 1824 in which a prosecution commenced. The table below shows the number of these offences from 1st April 2020 to 30th Se...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescription Drugs: Cost EffectivenessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to release an impact assessment for changes to the NICE cost-effectiveness threshold.
Answer: There are no plans to publish an impact assessment or details of the modelling in relation to changes to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence cost-effectiveness threshold. Information included in the impact assessment is commercially sens...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLipoedemaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how lipoedema is classified within NICE guidance and NHS commissioning frameworks; and whether he plans to review the categorisation of lipoedema-related interventions to ensure they reflect clinic
Answer: Lipoedema services in England are commissioned locally by integrated care boards (ICBs), which are responsible for assessing the needs of their local populations and determining the most appropriate services to support people with long‑term conditions suc...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLipoedemaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training and guidance is provided to GPs and other frontline clinicians on recognising and managing lipoedema; and whether he plans to review undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing profess
Answer: Doctors are responsible for maintaining their clinical knowledge, including on lipoedema, throughout their careers, and are responsible for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development.All doctors registered in the Unite...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLipoedemaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether lipoedema has a diagnostic code within NHS data systems; what steps he is taking to improve the collection of data on prevalence, diagnosis and outcomes for people with lipoedema; and what
Answer: Lipoedema does not currently have a unique standalone diagnostic code within the National Health Service’s primary coding systems. In clinical practice, it is often recorded under broader World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEpilepsy: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing funding for epilepsy research.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Knowsley on 6 January to Question 101055.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Racially Aggravated OffencesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance the Government provides to police forces to (a) help deal with racially aggravated sexual assault and (b) support victims of those crimes.
Answer: Police are operationally independent and work in line with College of Policing guidance to respond to hate crime and sexual offences.However, the Government expects the police to fully investigate each and every assault and work with the Crown Prosecution...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Social Care Independent ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the independent report entitled Independent review of children's social care: final report, published on 23 May 2022, how much of the recommended new spending of £2.6 billion has been allocate
Answer: This government is driving the biggest transformation of children’s social care in a generation. Long-term investment is essential to shift the system away from high-cost crisis responses towards earlier support.In 2025/26, the department more than double...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Social Care Independent ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has committed to implement the recommendations of the Independent review of children's social care: final report, published on 23 May 2022, in each of the next five years.
Answer: This government is driving the biggest transformation of children’s social care in a generation. Long-term investment is essential to shift the system away from high-cost crisis responses towards earlier support.In 2025/26, the department more than double...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether provisions of the UK-India trade deal address the freedom and human rights of minority groups in India.
Answer: The landmark UK-India trade deal includes chapters on labour, gender, environment and anti-corruption. In common with most free trade agreements it enables the two partners to discuss important matters including human rights on a regular basis. It is not ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepressive Illnesses: KetamineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to request that NICE conduct an exceptional (expedited) partial review of the NICE Depression guideline (NG222) to consider the inclusion of intravenous racemic ketamine as an opti
Answer: The Department has no plans to ask the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to conduct a review of the NICE guideline on the treatment and management of depression, reference code NG222.NICE is an independent body and is responsible fo...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsbestos: Industrial DiseasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to ensure that incidences of asbestos-related disease are accurately and consistently recorded to allow analysis of the scale of asbestos-related diseases such as mesotheli
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) produces and publishes statistics for asbestosis, mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer and non-malignant pleural disease in Great Britain. The statistics are taken from multiple sources including THOR (The Healt...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsbestos: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to ensure asbestos awareness training is provided to a) health and education workers or b) all public-sector workers in order to reduce the risk of contracting mesothelioma
Answer: The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR) require all dutyholders such as employers or building occupiers, including those in the public sector, to provide adequate information, instruction and training to workers who are liable to be exposed to asbe...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMesothelioma: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider specific funding for mesothelioma nursing posts.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.Funding provided to NHS trusts is not ringfenced for spe...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMesothelioma: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider establishing a national clinical audit for people living with mesothelioma to understand a) the need for preventative measures and b) the scale of treatment needed.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Loughborough on 12 May 2025 to Question 46503.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsbestos: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 77524, whether he will recommend the work of the UK National Asbestos Register to the HSE in order to accelerate its work to create an asbestos cens
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive is aware of the work being undertaken by the UK National Asbestos Register and others and is exploring a phased approach to improving its understanding of the legacy of asbestos remaining in buildings by gathering relevant ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made on the potential merits of statutory regulation of therapy titles.
Answer: Titles can only be protected for statutorily regulated professions. Some regulated professions include the term ‘therapist’ and as such have protected title status, for example Art therapist, Dental therapist, and Occupational therapist. Therapists in gen...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has drafted a response to the ICJ opinion of 22 October 2025 entitled Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Na
Answer: The purpose of the Advisory Opinion is to inform the work of the UN General Assembly, and as such there is no requirement for the UK to draft a response. Since this Government came to office, we have been very clear that Israel has an obligation under Int...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to introduce screening for asymptomatic heart conditions in young people in sports settings.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 October 2025 to Question 78454.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness among young people of the risks of sudden cardiac death in (a) grassroots sports clubs and (b) higher education settings.
Answer: To reduce the risks of sudden cardiac death, NHS England has a published a national service specification for Inherited Cardiac Conditions that covers patients who often present as young adults with previously undiagnosed cardiac disease or as families re...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Tenancy AgreementsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the planned timetable is for transferring tenants currently on shorthold tenancies to periodic assured tenancies.
Answer: The government intends to set out detailed implementation plans for the Renters’ Rights Act in the near future.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: AdvertisingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure social media companies protect consumers from illegal content advertising weight loss jabs.
Answer: The Online Safety Act gives online platforms duties to tackle illegal content and activity on their services. This includes content advertising illegal sales of drugs. Ofcom is the regulator for this regime, and it sets out steps that providers can take t...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Lavatories: DisabilityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to negotiate an agreement with the EU for a reciprocal key scheme to allow access to disabled toilets in Europe.
Answer: The Euro key scheme gives access to accessible toilets in 16 countries in the EU and European Economic Area. We have initiated discussions with the organisation of persons with disabilities based in Germany that sells and provides keys for the scheme to u...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international counterparts on post-ceasefire governance in Gaza.
Answer: The Prime Minister attended the Peace Summit in Egypt on 13 October where he pledged a £20m aid package to deliver essential water, sanitation and hygiene services to 10,000s of Palestinians across Gaza. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Israeli Foreign Mini...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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