Lee Dillon MP: written questions 2025
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Small Businesses: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with small businesses on the apprenticeship system.
Answer: This Government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy, which will deliver greater flexibility to employers and learners in England and support the industrial strategy. We recognise the importance of ensuring that small...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordV-levelsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools and colleges in the transition to V Levels.
Answer: We are currently consulting on post-16 pathways, including the introduction of V Levels. The consultation closes on 12 January 2026.Schools and colleges can expect to be supported with the transition to V Levels through access to a comprehensive package o...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve capacity within the social care system and (b) reduce delayed discharges.
Answer: The Department is working closely with NHS England and local authorities to improve social care capacity and reduce delayed discharges.The Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund (MSIF) provided over £1 billion to local authorities for adult social car...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate supporting services to enable swift discharges from hospital in winter 2025-26.
Answer: The Urgent and Emergency Care plan for 2025/26 identifies reducing delays in hospital discharge as a key priority. Hospitals are expected to eliminate discharge delays of more than 48 hours caused by in-hospital issues, to work with local authorities to t...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of patients waiting for longer than 12 hours in A&E.
Answer: The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years. We are committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the NHS Constitutional standard.Provisional NHS England data for November 2025 sho...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed shotgun licensing reforms on rural employment.
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February this year, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the contro...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGun Sports: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recreational shooting on the economies of rural areas.
Answer: Rural areas offer significant potential for growth and are important to our economy, contributing over £259 billion a year to England alone. Defra has not made a formal assessment on contribution of recreational shooting to the rural economy; however, we ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) growth and (b) employment in the hydrogen sector.
Answer: The sector is nascent but is expected to grow significantly; the global hydrogen market could exceed $1 trillion by 2050, with the UK well positioned to capture a substantial share.We intend to publish a revised Hydrogen Strategy which will include the la...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Cells and Hydrogen: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote UK-manufactured hydrogen technologies in international markets.
Answer: As a frontier Industrial Strategy sector, the government has committed to targeted support to boost exports of hydrogen sector goods and services by showcasing UK capabilities through our global network, providing greater access to international supply ch...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Tissue: StorageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to routine tissue freezing for brain cancer patients in Newbury.
Answer: Information on the number of National Health Service trusts in England that have facilities for fresh freezing brain cancer tissue samples is not currently collected and no recent assessment has been made on the adequacy, extent, or capacity of procedures...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Finance: DevolutionTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101659More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to introduce longer-term fiscal devolution.
Answer: The United Kingdom Government regularly considers how fiscal devolution arrangements are working in practice, taking into account the views of a range of stakeholders.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil of the Nations and RegionsTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101658More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Council of Nations and Regions’ programme of work will consider fiscal devolution.
Answer: The United Kingdom Government regularly considers how fiscal devolution arrangements are working in practice, taking into account the views of a range of stakeholders.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that cancer patients in Newbury are treated within 62 days.
Answer: We have now exceeded our pledge to deliver an extra two million appointments across elective, diagnostic, and cancer care, having now delivered over five million more appointments as the first step to ensuring earlier and faster access to treatment.Betwee...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: Fossil FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting a phase-out date for fossil fuel heating systems.
Answer: We remain committed to delivering net zero and are clear this will require us to decarbonise virtually all heat in buildings. The previous Government planned to end the installation of new and replacement oil, LPG and coal heating systems in homes in Engl...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Order Act 2023Home OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department carried out an impact assessment on the introduction of an affirmative statutory instrument to amend the Public Order Act 2023.
Answer: On Thursday 27 November 2025, the Home Office laid an affirmative Statutory Instrument in Parliament to amend Section 7 and Section 8 of the Public Order Act (POA) (2023). This will amend the list of key national infrastructure within Section 7 of the POA...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the electricity price assumptions in SAP and RdSAP will be updated to reflect the announced reduction in electricity bills.
Answer: Electricity price assumptions in the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) and Reduced Data SAP (RdSAP) are set when each methodology is published and are not updated between versions. This ensures consistency for Energy Performance Certificates and related...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to support low-income households with decarbonisation of homes in the context of the end of the Energy Company Obligation scheme by March 2026.
Answer: The Government has committed to additional grant funding of £1.5bn which will be directed towards upgrading low-income households, benefiting those in fuel poverty. Details of this will be included within the Government’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan. The Go...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: VATTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101652More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the list of energy-saving materials eligible for VAT relief beyond heat pumps, including heat batteries.
Answer: Installations of qualifying energy-saving materials (ESMs) in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a charitable purpose benefit from a temporary VAT zero rate until March 2027, after which they will revert to the reduced rate of VAT at ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to review the effectiveness of her Department's policies on reducing road accidents.
Answer: On 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. The Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on British roads by 65% by 2035....
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government ExecutiveMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 80732 on Local Government management, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's proposals to r
Answer: The Government believes that the leader and cabinet governance model provides clearer and more easily understood decision-making structures, and would expect it to have a positive impact where it is adopted by a council. The Government remains keen to wor...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households have been refused social housing due to affordability checks; and what alternative affordable housing options are available to those households to help preven
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 98397 on 17 December 2025.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing AssociationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on access to social housing of pre-tenancy checks by housing associations on the ability of households experiencing, or at ris
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 98397 on 17 December 2025.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she will take to remove barriers to accessing social housing for those most in need.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 98397 on 17 December 2025.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential for fiscal devolution to narrow regional inequalities.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting regional growth. Analysis informed by OECD evidence shows that equipping local leaders with fiscal tools can stimulate investment in priority areas and foster sustainable growth. This is why we are pursuing furthe...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities and the voluntary sector have sufficient resources to deliver the National Plan to End Homelessness.
Answer: Our National Plan to End Homelessness is backed by £3.5 billion from 2026/27 to 2028/29. Over £3 billion of this funding will be delivered to councils through the multi-year local government finance settlement. We are also providing £37 million through th...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
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