Liam Conlon MP: written questions
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Parents: Advisory ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what stage of preparation the national rollout of the online parenting interventions project contained within the Best Start in Life strategy has reached.
Answer: The government set out its commitment to a national digital parenting offer in the Best Start in Life Strategy, published on 7 July 2025. This sits alongside wider investment of over £500 million in the national rollout of Best Start Family Hubs. Work to ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParents: Advisory ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the national digital parenting programme.
Answer: The government set out its commitment to a national digital parenting offer in the Best Start in Life Strategy, published on 7 July 2025. This sits alongside wider investment of over £500 million in the national rollout of Best Start Family Hubs. Work to ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence and Data Centres: EnergyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential of behind-the-meter self-generation, on-site storage, and private wire arrangements at data centre and AI campuses to alleviate
Answer: DSIT is working closely with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ofgem, and the National Energy System Operator to ensure that any policy interventions support both the timely connection of strategically important projects and the development...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: WaterDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the cumulative power and water demand arising from announced and pipeline AI Growth Zones and hyperscale data centre developments through to 203
Answer: The expansion of AI infrastructure is critical to the UK's long-term economic growth, resilience, and global competitiveness. We are working closely with industry, the National Energy System Operator, DESNZ, Ofgem, DEFRA, and the Environment Agency to imp...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence and Data Centres: Clean EnergyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure co-ordination between the National Data Centre Strategy, the AI Opportunities Action Plan, and the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.
Answer: DSIT is working with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to champion and support data centre growth that reflects energy system capacity, decarbonisation objectives, and wider infrastructure constraints. This approach ensures that AI developme...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reasonable adjustments his Department has put in place to support participants in the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment to share their views and experiences.
Answer: The Timms Review is being co-produced by disabled people, the organisations that represent them and other experts. The steering group is committed to ensuring that the Review is informed by a broad range of voices and experiences and to making engagement ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration his Department gave to the design of payment arrangements for participants in the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment to support participation by people in receipt of benefi
Answer: The Timms Review is being co-produced by disabled people, the organisations that represent them and other experts. The steering group is committed to ensuring that the Review is informed by a broad range of voices and experiences and to making engagement ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment includes participation from people with (a) current experience of claiming disability benefits and (b
Answer: The Timms Review is being co-produced by disabled people, the organisations that represent them and other experts. The steering group is committed to ensuring that the Review is informed by a broad range of voices and experiences and to making engagement ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: EnforcementDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in (a) identifying non-compliance and (b) taking enforcement action to tackle non-compliance.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 3 March 2026 to question number UIN: 114271
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordProsate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average national unit cost to the NHS is for an MRI scan used in prostate cancer detection using (a) multiparametric and (b) biparametric MRI.
Answer: The average cost to the National Health Service for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans using biparametric and multiparametric MRIs is set out in the 2025/26 National Payment Scheme, which can be found at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/p...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysical Education: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote inclusive Physical Education in the rollout of the revised national curriculum.
Answer: The department recognises the importance of school sport in promoting all pupils’ wellbeing and educational outcomes. In support of this, we have provided a grant of up to £300,000 a year to a consortium led by the Youth Sport Trust to deliver Inclusion 2...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUK National Screening Committee: ReviewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of research published on 3rd November 2025 by Langley S et al in the European Urology Oncology Journal; and if
Answer: The article Targeted Prostate Health Checks, a Novel Screening System to Identify Men at Risk of Prostate Cancer: Real-world Evidence from More than 18 000 Prostate-specific Antigen Tests was published after the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) co...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Carbon EmissionsTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86886More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending VAT energy-saving materials relief to promote the uptake of heat batteries in homes in Beckenham and Penge constituency.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the quality and sustainability of our housing stock, through improvements such as low carbon heating, insulation, solar panels, and batteries. This will be vital to making the UK more energy resilient and meeting ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovation: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75286More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase opportunities for innovation in the economy.
Answer: The Government recognises that innovation is a key driver of long-term economic growth, higher productivity and improved living standards.Public investment in research and development (R&D) will rise to £22.6 billion per year by 2029-30, supporting in...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of new technologies in reducing the use of animals in scientific research.
Answer: The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in science and will publish a strategy to support their adoption. UK Research and Innovation supports new technologies and approaches that replace animal use in research, incl...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to phase out the use of animals in scientific research.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal. The Government invests £10m annually in the National Centre for the Replacement, Refine...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Beckenham and PengeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to reduce digital exclusion in Beckenham and Penge constituency.
Answer: We know that digital exclusion is a complex issue, and that a reported 6% of residents in the Outer London - South area do not use the internet. That is why we launched the Digital Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the first five actions we are taking ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that parents and carers understand the new protections for children under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Answer: The government recognises the vital role parents and carers play in supporting children’s online safety. Under the Online Safety Act (the ‘Act’), as of July, platforms are now required to protect children from harmful content and provide age-appropriate e...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 for reducing children’s exposure to harmful online content.
Answer: Since the child safety duties came into force in July, the way children experience the internet has fundamentally changed. Services are now required to protect children from both illegal and legal but nonetheless harmful content and provide age-appropriat...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64330More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to develop relations between the UK Government and the European Union.
Answer: At the first UK-EU Summit held on 19 May, the Government agreed a substantial package to take forward our future partnership. The Government will now move forward to begin negotiations to conclude as swiftly as possible. We will keep Parliament updated on...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on tackling antisocial behaviour in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) across England and Wales.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Government’s Plan for Change details our commitment to reduce ASB, including that every police force in Engla...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on improving neighbourhood policing (a) in Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) elsewhere in England and Wales.
Answer: Neighbourhood policing is the bedrock of the British policing model. Every community deserves visible, pro-active and accessible neighbourhood policing with officers tackling the issues that matter to them. On 10 April, the Prime Minister and Home Secreta...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: DisabilityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote participation in sport among disabled people in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.
Answer: The Government is dedicated to making sport in this country accessible and inclusive for everyone. Sport England, the Government’s Arm’s Length Body for grassroots sport, is committed to increasing participation in sport and physical activity for disabled...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCultureDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking through the Creative Foundations Fund to increase access to arts and culture in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.
Answer: The government wants to ensure everyone has access to high quality institutions in the places they call home. The new Creative Foundations Fund will invest £85 million to support arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPension FundsTreasuryTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62363More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase returns on investments from pension schemes for people in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.
Answer: The first part of the landmark Pensions Review has concluded with the publication of the Final Report of the Pensions Investment Review on 29 May 2025.The ambitious reforms outlined in the Final Report will drive scale and consolidation in both the multi-...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
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