Liz Jarvis MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Lynx: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on rewilding lynx.
Answer: Defra is committed to providing opportunities for the reintroduction of formerly native species where the benefits for the environment, people and the economy are clear. To maximise benefits and minimise risks, it is important that species reintroductions...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: EU CountriesHome OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the European Commission, (b) individual European Union Member States and (c) representatives of the travel industry on the implementation of the EU Entry/E
Answer: EES is an EU scheme, and EU member states are responsible for its implementation.The UK Government has been working closely with the European Commission, member states, local authorities and the travel industry to prepare for the introduction of EES. We c...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including education on endometriosis within the statutory relationships, sex and health education curriculum in secondary schools; whether her Department
Answer: Pupils learn the facts about menstrual and reproductive health as part of compulsory relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). This includes fertility and the potential impact of lifestyle on fertility for men and women and the menopause. In July 20...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDeprivation of Liberty SafeguardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to consult publicly on the implications of the recent Supreme Court judgment on deprivation of liberty; whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of tha
Answer: The Government remains firmly committed to safeguarding and protecting the rights of people lacking capacity. The Department published an update on GOV.UK on 15 June 2026 in response to the judgement.We are working with a range of stakeholder partners and...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of measures to prevent fraudulent advertisements, investment scams and other forms of online fraud on social media platforms; what disc
Answer: This government takes the issue of online fraud, including fraudulent advertising, incredibly seriously. DSIT works closely with other departments to address online fraud, including the Home Office, who have overall responsibility for fraud policy. The On...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of private providers in the children's residential care sector on (a) costs to local authorities, (b) placement stability, (c) outcomes for childr
Answer: The Competition and Market Authority found that costs to local authorities of placements in their own children’s home was no lower than the cost of placements from private providers. The study also found no evidence that, on average, private provision was...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will publish legal advice she has received regarding implementation of a moratorium on imports of hunting trophies.
Answer: Legal advice to Ministers is subject to legal professional privilege, and maintaining its confidentiality is essential to ensure that Ministers can receive full and frank advice as part of effective decision-making. This Government remains committed to ba...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPark HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for owners of holiday park homes; and what his planned timetable is for the (a) completion and (b) publication
Answer: Consumers, including holiday caravan owners, are protected under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Consumer enforcement was strengthened through the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 and the government continues to keep the relevant legislat...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSheltered Housing: CostsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the affordability and transparency of service charges, ground rents and other costs associated with retirement leasehold pro
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic: CompetitionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on competition and market concentration within the UK live music industry; what assessment her Department has made of the p
Answer: The government is committed to supporting a flourishing live music industry. The UK music sector’s status as a global powerhouse relies on a pipeline of high-quality talent, from local grassroots to major arena artists. We will soon launch a £30 million M...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: HampshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the inspection of water infrastructure in Eastleigh constituency; and what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy, safety and long-term resi
Answer: The Environment Agency has increased wastewater inspections of Southern Water, completing over 750 between April 2025– March 2026. 58% of these were unannounced, including 10 in Eastleigh. While 71% of Southern Water’s sites were compliant between April 2...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHospital Beds: HampshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the number of medically fit patients unable to be discharged from hospitals in Hampshire.
Answer: In the NHS Hamshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, in April 2026, there were, on average, approximately 688 adult patients in acute hospital beds per day with delayed discharges, or patients who are medically ready for discharge but not discharg...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit and Pension Credit: Married PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement that both members of a couple must have reached State Pension age in order to be eligible for Pension Credit and pensio
Answer: Since 15 May 2019 both members of a couple need to have reached State Pension age to be eligible for Pension Credit or pension-age Housing Benefit. Benefit support for couples where only one partner has reached State Pension age is provided through Univer...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Vocational GuidanceDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the extent to which schools prepare young people for employment, apprenticeships and vocational education, including through careers advice, work experience opportunities and mental
Answer: The government is determined to ensure that every young person leaves school well prepared for their future pathways. We are improving careers guidance in schools and colleges, with clearer expectations set out in statutory guidance, including the Gatsby ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the availability and effectiveness of local youth hubs, employment support services and community-based provision for young people not in education, employment
Answer: This Government will not leave an entire generation of young people behind. For many years our young people have not had the opportunity and support they deserve. Under the last government, between 2021 and 2024, the number of young people not in educatio...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis his Department has undertaken on factors contributing to the number of people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training; and what steps he is taking with the Secretary of Stat
Answer: The interim report of the independent review into young people and work led by Alan Milburn, published on Thursday 28th May, identifies multiple reasons as to why there has been an increase in youth unemployment. This report can be found here: Young peopl...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory method of production labelling for animal products; what assessment she has made for the implicatio
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Putney, Fleur Anderson, on 29 January 2026, PQ UIN 106592.
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordClozapineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of Clozapine; whether he has considered the potential merits of ensuring earlier consideration of Clozapine where clinically
Answer: Decisions about whether to prescribe clozapine, including when it should be considered in a patient’s treatment pathway, are matters for the clinician responsible for a patient’s care. Prescribers are expected to take full account of individual clinical c...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of expanding the range of qualified healthcare professionals able to carry out neurodevelopmental diagnoses in cases where a patient is al
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has regular discussions on a wide range of matters.The Government has recognised that, nationally in England, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNewspaper Press: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for print and online news publishers; what assessment she has made of the potential merits of independent regulatio
Answer: As a government we are closely following trends in media consumption and are carefully considering the best route forward to safeguard public trust in our news media.In the UK, there is a self-regulatory system for the press, which is independent from gov...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOrthopaedics: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle elective care waiting times, including joint replacement surgery, in Eastleigh constituency; what assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of the traum
Answer: We are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment, across all specialties, including trauma and orthopaedics. In M...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI-generated misinformation and disinformation content produced overseas on public discourse and community cohesion in
Answer: We are aware that AI tools may make it easier to produce misleading content that damages public trust.DSIT routinely engages with platforms on information risks that threaten public safety or national security. This can include coordinated inauthentic beh...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: PhotographsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the risks posed by the misuse of publicly available school photographs by criminals using artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse images; what guidance
Answer: UK law is clear: it is an offence to produce, store, share or search for any material that contains or depicts child sexual abuse, regardless of whether the material is AI generated or not. Any suspected instances of blackmail or extortion linked to the m...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current measures to increase the number of young people taking up carpentry and joinery apprenticeships; what targets he has set for increasing
Answer: The government has committed a further £1 billion investment in young people, taking total additional investment into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy to £2.5 billion over the next three years. This investment will support almost one mil...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' Allowances: Assistive TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 15 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what she is taking to ensure that her Department’s consultation on funding for assistive software through Disabled Students’ Allowance is informed by the experiences of disabled students; what steps she is taki
Answer: The department’s consultation will enable disabled students and sector stakeholders to provide detailed feedback on our proposals. In addition, the department is undertaking a survey of students who are currently in receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowance...
Answered 26 May 2026
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