Lee Barron MP: written questions

Written questions

• Housing: BricksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5560More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will release guidance on Swift Bricks for new build properties.

  Answer: Planning Practice Guidance setting out how swift bricks are expected to be used in new developments can be found on gov.uk here.

  Answered 9 Jun 2026

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• British Nationals Abroad: United Arab EmiratesHome OfficeTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 130017More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens resident in the UAE have returned to the UK since the beginning of the war on Iran.

  Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

  Answered 29 Apr 2026

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• Eggs: UkraineDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109428More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the temporary removal of tariffs on egg imports from Ukraine on UK egg producers.

  Answer: Under our Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine, tariffs on all goods are temporarily removed until March 2029, except for poultry and eggs, where the liberalisation is due to end on 31 March 2028 following the two-year extension announced on 19 January 2026.

  Answered 4 Feb 2026

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• Powers of AttorneyMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109427More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the rationale for requiring separate applications for a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney and a Property and Financial Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney, where both pow

  Answer: A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows a person (the donor) to choose people they trust (the attorney) to make decisions for them should they lose the mental capacity to make their own decisions. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides the legal framework...

  Answered 3 Feb 2026

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• Pride in Place Programme: Corby and East NorthamptonshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907209More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to consult with communities on the use of Pride in Place funding in Corby and East Northamptonshire constituency.

  Answer: The community will decide how to invest £20m of Pride in Place funding in Corby Kingswood. A Neighbourhood Board made up of local people will come up with an investment plan for the future of their area. This plan must evidence how they have consulted the...

  Answered 12 Jan 2026

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• Debt CollectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94141More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will publish the conclusions of the consultation on the regulation of the debt enforcement sector.

  Answer: People in debt deserve to be treated fairly. That is why the Government is supporting the Enforcement Conduct Board’s work to make sure anyone facing enforcement action is treated fairly. We will respond to our consultation about regulation of the enforce...

  Answered 2 Dec 2025

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• Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73579More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish monthly data from the Capacity Tracker on the number of returned care packages, by (a) NHS-funded and (b) Local Authority-funded recipients.

  Answer: Since January 2025, we have hosted a survey on the Capacity Tracker which has collected information on a voluntary basis from both care home and home care provider locations regarding their handing back of local authority or National Health Service funded...

  Answered 12 Sept 2025

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