Lee Dillon MP: written questions 2025
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Agriculture: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions has she held with UK a) wholesale suppliers b) distributors and c) the farming community on supporting UK agricultural and horticultural supply chains.
Answer: The Secretary of State has many discussions with a range of stakeholders. The Government’s commitment to farming and food security is steadfast, which is why we've allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parli...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department plans to consider a legally binding target to increase the proportion of food that is UK-grown and eaten in Britain.
Answer: We have no plans for a legally binding food production target. In 2024 we were 65% self-sufficient for all food; 77% for food we can produce here – a balance that has been stable for many years. As we develop plans to support delivery of the food strategy...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEyesight: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has issued guidance on steps to help increase Child Vision Screening Programmes.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee recommends vision screening for children aged four to five years old. Information on the UK National Screening Committee is available at the following linkhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-national-screenin...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVisual Impairment: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to help tackle potential gaps in specialist vision rehabilitation monitoring.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities in England have a legal duty to support people with sight loss to develop practical skills and strategies to maintain independence.Although the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is not currently required to assess vi...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAudiology: Diagnosis and Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrating AI into audiology care and diagnoses.
Answer: The Department recognises the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve patient care across a range of clinical areas, including audiology. While there is currently no dedicated programme focused solely on AI in audiology, the Government’s wide...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAudiology: West BerkshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire Integrated Care Board to increase community audiology services across West Berkshire.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local population. This includes the arrangement of community audiology services. The Medium Term Planning Framework – deliveri...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: AgeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to help reduce public stigma surrounding age-related hearing loss.
Answer: The Government recognises the impact that age-related hearing loss can have on people’s lives, and that the challenges they face can be exacerbated by stigma surrounding the condition.It is important that people with age-related hearing loss are actively ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVisual Impairment: NewburyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of waiting times for vision rehabilitation services on patients in Newbury constituency.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities in England have a legal duty to support people with sight loss to develop practical skills and strategies to maintain independence.Although the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is not currently required to assess vi...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to improve community-based glaucoma care services.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them. This can include the commissioning of enhanced eye care services from high street o...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordV-levels: NewburyDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to support schools and colleges in Newbury in the transition to V Levels.
Answer: The department is currently consulting on post-16 pathways, including the introduction of V Levels. The consultation closes on 12 January 2026.All schools and colleges, including those in Newbury, will be supported through the transition to V Levels by ac...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordT-levels: Work ExperienceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the quality and supply of industry placements for T Levels.
Answer: T Levels are providing fantastic opportunities for young people to progress into skilled jobs and careers, and 96% of students completed their industry placement last year.The department supports employers to host high quality placements through guidance,...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: LeaveDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a new right to kinship care leave.
Answer: The government has launched a review of the parental leave system, which represents a much-needed opportunity to consider the department’s approach to the system of parental leave and pay. This will consider whether the support available meets the needs o...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to update guidance to GPs on beginning conversations with men at risk of prostate cancer.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will consider the final recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee on screening for prostate cancer when it is received. At that point, he will make a decision on implementati...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle health inequalities affecting women.
Answer: The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain, to ensure people can live well for longer. Our reimagined National Health Service will tackle inequalities in both access and outcomes, as well as give everyone, no matter who they are or where the...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce gynaecology waiting lists.
Answer: Reducing waiting lists is a key part of the Government’s Health Mission, and we are committed to cutting waiting times across all specialities, including gynaecology. We have committed to return to the National Health Service constitutional standard, that...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: Thames ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire Integrated Care Board to ensure that people are receiving timely treatment for brain cancer.
Answer: The Department recognises that there are currently limited treatment options available for people who have been diagnosed with brain tumours, and the significant impact that rarer forms of cancer can have on patients, carers, and their families. The Gover...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRenters' Rights Act 2025Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what metrics his Department will use to assess whether the Renters' Rights Act 2025 is achieving its stated objectives and its impact on the housing market more broadly.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 88657 on 21 November 2025.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Speech and Language DisordersDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of early interventions in speech and language support.
Answer: The potential merits of focusing on early intervention in providing speech and language support are clear. That is why we have invested in the Early Language Support for Every Child programme, and the Nuffield Early Language Intervention, both of which su...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support he is providing to local authorities to ensure they receive additional dedicated funding for homelessness services.
Answer: The Government has increased funding for homelessness services this year to over £1 billion, including a £50 million top-up to the Homelessness Prevention Grant announced on 11 December 2025. You can find allocations here. We are also investing £3.5 billi...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what immediate steps his Department is taking to help reduce levels of homelessness and rough sleeping.
Answer: The Government has increased funding for homelessness services this year to over £1 billion, including a £50 million top-up to the Homelessness Prevention Grant announced on 11 December 2025. You can find allocations here. We are also investing £3.5 billi...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSkin: Health EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered including sun-safety lessons in the national curriculum.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Newbury to the answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 81731.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSkin: Health EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered providing sun-safety education in schools.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Newbury to the answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 81731.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing juries from trials on an individual’s right to a free and fair trial.
Answer: The removal of the defendants’ right to elect is compatible with Article 6 of the ECHR. Whilst jury trial will remain an important feature of the criminal justice system following these reforms, it is important to recognise that there is no constitutional...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: NewburyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Newbury constituency will receive one of the 100 neighbourhood health centres due to be set up by 2030.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, we announced our commitment to deliver 250 Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs) through the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme. This will deliver NHCs through a mixture of refurbishments to expand and improve sites over the next thre...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: NewburyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that mental health providers in Newbury have the resources they need to support people diagnosed with a serious life-threatening illness.
Answer: The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West NHS Integrated Care Board is responsible for commissioning services to meet the mental health needs of people in Newbury.Nationally, the Government is investing an extra £688 million in 2025/26 to transf...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
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