Liz Jarvis MP: written questions 2025
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Performing Arts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the use of acting performances to train AI-generated performers without (a) permission and (b)
Answer: The Government published a consultation on 17 December 2024, seeking views on several topics relating to the interaction between copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). Given the rise of AI-generated ‘digital replicas’, the consultation sought views o...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Tactile Installation Programme on rail accessibility for people with sight loss.
Answer: The development of the business and safety cases for the installation of platform edge tactiles showed there should be a significant reduction in the risk of accidents and injuries to visually impaired passengers, particularly at low footfall and unstaffe...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the effectiveness of telephone-based disability benefit assessments.
Answer: An assessment of whether each of the channels - telephone, video and face to face - for initial health assessments drive different award outcomes and impact Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) has recently been undertaken. The results will be published in ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: SlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to review the welfare of racehorses sent to slaughter in abattoirs.
Answer: The Government has no plans to specifically review the welfare of racehorses sent to slaughter in abattoirs. The British Horseracing Authority introduced a requirement in January 2022 that all domestically trained racehorses must be signed out of the food...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: AuditDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the exemption of small care companies from submitting audited accounts under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
Answer: The Government has delivered legislation which has increased the monetary size thresholds for micro-entities, small, medium-sized and large companies. This has extended access to the small companies audit exemption to 14,000 companies reclassified from be...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to homeowners of removing spray foam insulation.
Answer: The Department has not made an estimate however continues to engage with the spray foam industry, lenders and consumer bodies to resolve the issues some homeowners are facing. It is important homeowners get proper independent advice, such as that availabl...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordConsent to Medical TreatmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review protocols around medical consent.
Answer: Consent to care and treatment is a regulated activity in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009, which set out that the registered person must have suitable arrangements in place for obtaining, and acting in accordance...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mint: FinanceTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78894More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial performance of the Royal Mint in the last financial year.
Answer: The Royal Mint faced a challenging year in 2024-25, but took necessary steps to place the business on a sustainable footing. Over 60% of The Royal Mint’s reported losses were due to exceptional costs, including ending overseas coin production and a right-...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made in reaching its target to reduce average driving test waiting times to seven weeks by summer 2026.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On 23 April 2025, the Secretary of State for Transport announced that DVSA will take ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new driving examiners have (a) been recruited and (b) completed training since the reforms to driving test availability announced in April 2025.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On 23 April 2025, the Secretary of State for Transport announced that DVSA will take ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPost OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to (a) expand the role of post offices as one-stop-shops for a range of needs and (b) enhance their role in government service delivery.
Answer: Government published a Green Paper on 14 July, seeking views on the future of the Post Office, from the services it provides, how we modernise and strengthen the network, through to changing the culture and the way in which the Post Office is managed.The ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: CoronavirusTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78890More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner has made in recovering public money lost through pandemic-related (a) fraud and (b) non-delivered contracts.
Answer: The government is leaving no stone unturned to investigate and recover public funds lost to fraud and error during the pandemic. The Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner will report to Parliament by the end of his term in December 2025. In his first phase, th...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaming MachinesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of gambling-related harms linked to slot machines in adult gaming centres.
Answer: The Gambling Commission, via the Gambling Survey for Great Britain, collects data on PGSI scores for respondents who have taken part in specific gambling activities. A PGSI score of 8 or more usually represents ‘problem’ gambling. These findings do not re...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish statistics for the time for blood cancer to be diagnosed.
Answer: NHS England has recently started publishing information on Faster Diagnosis Standard Activity and Performance by End Reason and Suspected Tumour. This data includes suspected haematological malignancies excluding acute leukaemia. A table showing the perce...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken to deploy partial electrification on the rail network.
Answer: Historically, full overhead electrification has been the main way to electrify the railway and 74 per cent of passenger kilometres travelled are already electric. Although a specific assessment of the deployment of partial electrification has not been mad...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of age-appropriate housing for people over 65.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 74681 on 12 September 2025.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRetirement: HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of housing costs on the ability of people over 65 to retire.
Answer: The Department has made no such assessment. The Pensions Commission will consider the outcomes and risks for future cohorts of pensioners, taking into consideration the role housing plays amongst other factors.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a national fire and rescue service statutory advisory body to oversee national standards on (a) fire cover, (b
Answer: The government has accepted, in principle, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendation to establish a national college of fire and rescue. The Inquiry report suggested a range of potential functions for a college to fulfil, including the development of po...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: TirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the proactive management of Mounjaro shortages for patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Answer: We are not currently aware of any supply issues with Mounjaro preparations. We have a range of well-established processes and tools to manage supply issues if and when they arise and to mitigate risks to patients.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance Scheme: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to reintroduce three-year grant settlements for schools participating in the music and dance scheme.
Answer: The government fully supports the arts and the development of a skills pipeline into the creative industries.The department is providing £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year.Any introduction of multi-year funding agreements will...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of (a) recent trends in levels of prevalence of assaults against railway staff and (b) the effectiveness of body-worn video cameras in helping to deter those assaults.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that railway workers feel safe and are safe at work. There is no place for abuse or assault of any worker and so the recent reports of a rise in attacks on rail staff is of concern.The policing of the railway is the...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance Scheme: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for the Music and Dance Scheme.
Answer: The government fully supports the arts and the development of a skills pipeline into the creative industries.The department is providing £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year.Any introduction of multi-year funding agreements will...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: TicketsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with international sporting bodies on the use of dynamic pricing for major sporting events.
Answer: As a Government we are aware that the UK has a global reputation for excellence in staging major sporting events. These major cultural and sporting events are an important part of our national life.This Government is committed to putting fans back at the ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel PovertyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of households currently in fuel debt.
Answer: The Government does not have its own estimate of the number of households in fuel debt, but more needs to be done between regulators, suppliers and Government to tackle the problem of energy debt. In December, Ofgem published an updated debt strategy whic...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the condition of court buildings.
Answer: This Government inherited a crumbling court estate – a symbol of a crumbling justice system. Historical underfunding over the last 14 years has resulted in challenges across the court and tribunal estate, with an estimated maintenance backlog of £1.3 bill...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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