Luke Evans MP: written questions 2025
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Solar Power: Business PremisesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 907154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of opportunities for installing solar panels on commercial properties.
Answer: We are aware of the significant potential that commercial rooftops have in supporting our Clean Power mission, and we are working closely with industry to unlock this potential. Commercial rooftop solar has been a key agenda item at both Solar Council m...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMenMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls's oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth during the Oral Statement of 18 December 2025 on V
Answer: Our cross-government Violence Against Women and Girls strategy places prevention at its heart. Building a positive agenda for men – and acknowledging the challenges young men and boys face in today’s society – is a critical part of this work. To this end,...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMenMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls's oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth during the Oral Statement of 18 December 2025 on V
Answer: Our cross-government Violence Against Women and Girls strategy places prevention at its heart. Building a positive agenda for men – and acknowledging the challenges young men and boys face in today’s society – is a critical part of this work. To this end,...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMenMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls's oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth during the Oral Statement of 18 December 2025 on V
Answer: Our cross-government Violence Against Women and Girls strategy places prevention at its heart. Building a positive agenda for men – and acknowledging the challenges young men and boys face in today’s society – is a critical part of this work. To this end,...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy First: ScotlandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of the Pharmacy First Model in Scotland and (b) potential merits of expanding a similar service in England.
Answer: Pharmacy First in England was launched on 31 January 2024. This incorporated existing elements under the former Community Pharmacist Consultation Service and introduced a new clinical pathways element. The new clinical pathways element allows patients to ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of data on [a] met and [b] unmet need among [i] looked-after and [ii] previously looked after children.
Answer: The department monitors outcomes for looked-after and previously looked-after children through national statistics on education, health, and care leaver activity. While these datasets do not directly record met and unmet needs, they inform targeted interv...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCross Country Trains: StrikesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to PQ82726 answered on 21 October 2025 about Cross Country Strikes, whether her Department has recently had discussions on that dispute with key parties to seek a resolution.
Answer: CrossCountry kept the Department advised on their progress this autumn resolving issues raised by the RMT. It was welcome news that on 2 December the RMT confirmed to CrossCountry that proposed strike action was suspended and they were no longer in disput...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Cars: ProcurementDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of British made cars in the Ministerial car fleet.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold this information.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and AutismDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions taking to capture the views of people with lived experience of mental health conditions, ADHD and autism as part of the review pro
Answer: The independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism will appoint an advisory working group. This will be a multidisciplinary group of leading academics, clinicians, epid...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and AutismDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions taking to capture the views of medical professionals working with patients with mental health conditions, ADHD and autism as part
Answer: The independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism will appoint an advisory working group. This will be a multidisciplinary group of leading academics, clinicians, epid...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrohn's Disease and Ulcerative ColitisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 94952 answered on 10 December 2025 about Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, what steps is [a] DHASC and [b} NHS England taking to monitor the effectiveness of the Getting it Ri
Answer: NHS England supports local integrated care boards to deliver high-quality, timely services through initiatives such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme.As part of its work within the gastroenterology specialty, GIRFT is sharing a template...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 94952 answered on 10 December 2025 about Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, when in 2026 will Diagnosis Connect be rolled out across England to provide tailored information and
Answer: Initially, the Diagnosis Connect Service will be piloted across a small number of long-term conditions which will be determined based on conditions diagnosed and referred from primary care, and readiness of the charities to proceed, as well as considerati...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 95192 answered on 11 December 2025 about men's health, will he include information about the mental and physical health impact of [a] anabolic steroids and [b] ipeds as part of the
Answer: As set out in the Men’s Health Strategy, we have committed to a range of actions to improve men’s health literacy, from building the evidence base to identifying ways to build media and health literacy skills in men.We are now turning our focus to impleme...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which external bodies has he recently spoken to about the potential impacts of proposals to reduce jury trials.
Answer: In developing his recommendations, Sir Brian Leveson and his expert advisers, including Professor David Ormerod, engaged with several external bodies with invaluable expertise of our Criminal Justice System including criminal legal organisations, charitie...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent topics has he discussed with external bodies when considering the potential impacts of proposals to reduce jury trials.
Answer: In developing his recommendations, Sir Brian Leveson and his expert advisers, including Professor David Ormerod, engaged with several external bodies with invaluable expertise of our Criminal Justice System including criminal legal organisations, charitie...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to consider increasing the number of sitting days at [a] Leicester Crown Court [b] Coventry Combined Court Centre and [c] Warwick Crown Court.
Answer: The Government is committed to bearing down on the backlog. In the Crown Court for this financial year, we have allocated 111,250 sitting days - the highest number of sitting days on record and over 5,000 more than the previous Government funded for the l...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ArrearsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with [i] Local Councils and [ii] third party charities and advice organisations to understand the potential challenges faced with [a] supportin
Answer: The government has recently consulted on the administration of council tax, including its collection and enforcement. As part of this consultation, my officials held direct engagement sessions with local councils and the debt advice sector on these issues...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has spoken to the [i] Local Government Association and [ii] District Councils Network to understand the [a] levels and [b] nature of complaints made to local authorities ab
Answer: The department maintains regular contact with key stakeholders, including the Canine and Feline Sector Group, which brings together leading welfare charities, veterinary bodies, trade associations and representatives from local authorities. Through this f...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made about the current levels of [i] drink driving and [ii] drug driving related accidents and fatalities on roads in the [i] UK, and [ii] Leicestershire.
Answer: Statistics regarding drink and drug driving in personal injury road collisions in Great Britain are based on data reported to police using the STATS19 system. The estimated number of collisions and fatalities in drink-drive collisions for Great Britain an...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Kinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with adoptive and kinship families about levels of support offered by statutory authorities to meet family needs.
Answer: The government works closely with organisations that represent kinship and adoptive families, and directly with adopters and kinship carers through both our adopter and kinship carer reference groups.Following the Care Review, the government updated the k...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Kinship Care: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to capture the needs of adoptive and kinship families as part of the SEND White Paper.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring parents and carers play a central role in helping shape the future special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system through our National Conversation including in-person and online events, as well as invitin...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 87412, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost of the applications received to NHS England’s voluntary redundancy scheme.
Answer: The estimated overall cost of redundancy exits across the Department, NHS England, integrated care boards (ICBs) and commissioning support units is estimated at approximately £1 billion to £1.3 billion. This calculated estimate was informed by inputs from...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 87412, how many applications have been received to NHS England’s voluntary redundancy scheme.
Answer: NHS England’s voluntary redundancy scheme opened on 1 December 2025 and closed for applications on 16 December 2025. Applications to the scheme are currently being reviewed.Our ambition is to let as many people leave voluntarily as possible and alongside ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what materials will be provided by the Government for the (a) the Premier League and (b) Samaritans in the Together Against Suicide Partnership.
Answer: As part of England's first ever Men's Health Strategy, the Government announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Premier League to tackle male suicide and improve health literacy. We will work with the Premier League to co-create materials that promo...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the (a) Government, (b) Premier League and (c) Samaritans are providing for the Together Against Suicide Partnership.
Answer: Through the Men’s Health Strategy, we have established a partnership with the Premier League to tackle male suicide and improve health literacy. This supports the Premier League’s Together Against Suicide initiative with the Samaritans. The funding contri...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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