Liz Jarvis MP: written questions 2025
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Horticulture: PeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on introducing measures to end the use of peat in horticulture.
Answer: The Government plans to legislate for a ban on the sale of peat and peat containing products when parliamentary time allows. This commitment is embedded within our Carbon Budget planning and, most recently, reflected in the latest iteration of the Environ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAllergies: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the availability and quality of data held by Integrated Care Boards on the prevalence of clinically diagnosed allergic conditions and the specialist aller
Answer: In conducting health needs assessments to inform their commissioning decisions, integrated care boards (ICBs) will have access to a wide range of data sources, including public health data, hospital statistics, primary care data, and social care metrics.N...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will confirm funding for perpetrator intervention services for the next financial year.
Answer: The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this Government is treating it as the national emergency that it is. We have committed to several measures in the recently published Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the regulatory and charitable framework governing housing associations that operate shared ownership schemes.
Answer: The majority of Shared Ownership providers are registered with the Regulator of Social Housing. This means that they are required to meet the applicable regulatory standards. These include standards relating to governance and financial viability, alongsid...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the proposed Modern Service Frameworks for palliative and end of life care will mandate Integrated Care Boards to commission hospice services in an equitable way.
Answer: The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework (MSF) for England. The MSF will drive improvements in the services that patients and their families receive at the end of life and enable integrated care boards (...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: Civil ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ascertain the position of Chartered Institute of Legal Executives practitioners who qualified through work-based routes, following the judgement in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [20
Answer: The Ministry of Justice recognises that the Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 judgement and its potential implications have created concern and uncertainty within parts of the legal profession, particularly among Chartered Institute of Le...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Workers: Dangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of dog attacks on postal workers.
Answer: Defra does not hold data on the number of dog attacks on postal workers. This information may be collected by the NHS, individual police forces and local authorities.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the success of the NHS scheme to identify breast cancer risk by testing for the BRCA gene.
Answer: The NHS Genomic Medicine Service provides a national genomics unit which is responsible for strategic oversight, direction, commissioning and funding, and performance monitoring of genomics service.The National Health Service is ensuring that people have ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInsolvency: PrivacyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve the clarity of guidance available to individuals applying for non-disclosure of address orders in insolvency cases.
Answer: The Insolvency Service has published guidance on the government website www.gov.uk to explain how an individual can apply for a Person at Risk of Violence order (PARV order) to prevent their address being disclosed in insolvency cases. The guidance relate...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to monitor the level of administrative charges by Royal Mail applied to unstamped mail.
Answer: Royal Mail is an independent business. The government does not have a role in its operational decisions. The operation and administration of Royal Mail’s products and services, including stamps and associated surcharges, is a matter for the business. This...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAttendance Allowance: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to monitor the quality of paid services offering assistance with Attendance Allowance applications.
Answer: Free help, support and advice on claiming Attendance Allowance is widely available, including on GOV.UK, from DWP, and organisations such as Age UK. There is no need for claimants to pay for advice and support with benefit applications.
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Speech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve (a) universal, (b) targeted and (c) specialist speech, language and communication support for children in schools.
Answer: The department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England to improve access to community health services, including speech and language therapy, for children and young people with special educational needs and disabil...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHunting: TourismDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in addition to banning trophy hunting imports, what further plans she has to prevent British firms from selling hunting holidays.
Answer: The Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern, which is the most effective approach the Government can take on this matter. The department continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensur...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: HampshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase support for voluntary and charitable organisations providing dementia support services in Hampshire.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs), and may include services provided by voluntary or charitable organisations. We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs,...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97819More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of the removal of business rates relief and the business rates revaluation on high street businesses.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGurkhas: Workplace PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to review documentation made public following the expiry of the 20-year confidentiality period relating to gurkha pensions and their alignment to British military standards.
Answer: This Government holds the Gurkhas in the utmost esteem and greatly values their exceptional and lasting contribution to the United Kingdom. Their courage, loyalty, and commitment have been an integral part of the British Armed Forces for more than 200 yea...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade: DirectoriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of compelling online trade directories to require tradespeople to verify and display waste carrier licences.
Answer: We recently announced plans to tighten up the regulation of those who transport and manage waste services, moving them from a light-touch registration system into environmental permitting. This will give the Environment Agency a greater range of powers an...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPodiatry: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure ICBs offer routine podiatry surgeries.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the needs of their local populations, including podiatry and related surgical interventions where clinically appropriate. NHS England has issued guidance to ICBs to ensure ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the forthcoming HIV Action Plan will strengthen awareness of HIV risk among women.
Answer: The new HIV Action Plan, published on World AIDS Day on 1 December 2025, sets out how the Government will enable every level of the healthcare system to work together to engage everyone in prevention, testing, and treatment, tackle stigma, and reach our a...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for Child Maintenance Service appeals that proceed to a Tribunal.
Answer: Data on Tribunals performance is published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis. Receipts, disposals and the outstanding caseload for individual Chambers in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, the Employment Tribunal and the Employment ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to parliamentary question 78887 answered on 20 October, whether freight traction decarbonisation is within the scope of its long-term infrastructure and rolling stock strategy.
Answer: The main focus of the strategy will be on the future needs for passenger rolling stock, and for associated changes to the railway infrastructure. However, within the strategy, the approach to decarbonisation will also need to take account of the needs of ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions has he had with organisations that deliver supported accommodation on work for young people living in supported housing.
Answer: We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for working age customers (including young people) living in supported and temporary accommodation. We are considering options to improve work in...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCleft Palate: Dental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to dental care for people with a cleft.
Answer: We recognise that certain groups of patients may be more vulnerable to oral health problems, including patients with clefts.NHS England commissions services for children, young people, and adults with a cleft lip and/or palate. The patient pathway can sta...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department expects all eligible retired members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme to receive their McCloud remedy payments; and what steps she is taking to expedite payments to retired teachers impacted
Answer: Capita, as administrator of the teachers’ pension scheme, is processing Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) for retired members affected by the McCloud remedy as quickly as possible. As of 15 October 2025, 69,798 RSSs have been issued to retired members....
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Ombudsman Service: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for complaints submitted to the Housing Ombudsman to be (a) processed and (b) resolved.
Answer: The Housing Ombudsman is independent of government.As its Sponsor Department, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government tracks its progress on delivery in line with Cabinet Office Standards for working in partnership.The Housing Ombudsman...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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