Luke Evans MP: written questions
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Ajax Vehicles: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timelines is his Department following with General Dynamics to ensure the effective operation of the Ajax Vehicle Fleet.
Answer: The Department continues to work closely with General Dynamics on the Ajax Programme. Investigations into Ajax remain ongoing, and time must be given to ensure that all information and evidence is considered. I will continue to keep the house informed of ...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made with General Dynamics to identify issues and solutions to ensure the effective operation of the Ajax Vehicle Fleet.
Answer: The Department continues to work closely with General Dynamics on the Ajax Programme. Investigations into Ajax remain ongoing, and time must be given to ensure that all information and evidence is considered. I will continue to keep the house informed of ...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure oversight of (a) private and (b) public supported accommodation providers.
Answer: All supported accommodation providers must comply with their existing legal duties, including meeting the relevant standards for the quality of accommodation. The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 introduces new National Supported Housing ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for responding to the Supported Housing regulation: consultation that closed in May 2025.
Answer: All supported accommodation providers must comply with their existing legal duties, including meeting the relevant standards for the quality of accommodation. The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 introduces new National Supported Housing ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what requirements (a) private and (b) public supported accommodation providers must adhere to in order to provide suitable support to vulnerable adults.
Answer: All supported accommodation providers must comply with their existing legal duties, including meeting the relevant standards for the quality of accommodation. The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 introduces new National Supported Housing ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current regulation of (a) private and (b) public supported accommodation.
Answer: All supported accommodation providers must comply with their existing legal duties, including meeting the relevant standards for the quality of accommodation. The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 introduces new National Supported Housing ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure those who self-fund their social care have access to appropriate complaints procedures available to them.
Answer: By law, all health and social care services must have a procedure for dealing efficiently with complaints, and anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care has the right to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care.If an indi...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the complaints signposting available to those who self-fund their social care.
Answer: By law, all health and social care services must have a procedure for dealing efficiently with complaints, and anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care has the right to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care.If an indi...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCerebral Palsy: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ109839 answered on 9 February on Cerebral Palsy: Young People, whether she will hold discussions with the Equalities Minister on whether current systems within the NHS support young
Answer: Ministers from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Minister for Equalities work closely together on issues relating to disability, health inequalities and access to services. Officials will continue to engage across Government to ensure that ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for responding to the Kingdon Review.
Answer: The timetable for responding to the Kingdon Review has not yet been determined. We are continuing to examine the findings of the review.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysiotherapy: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 5 February 2026 to Questions 108785, 108786 and 108787 on Physiotherapy: Employment, what steps he is taking to understand workforce planning and service need for physiot
Answer: NHS England’s regional teams are in constant dialogue with integrated care boards, National Health Service trusts, other bodies providing NHS services, and education and training providers to assess workforce challenges and support appropriate training ac...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysiotherapy: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 5 February 2026 to Questions 108785, 108786 and 108787 on Physiotherapy: Employment, if he will initiate conversations with NHS England about the extent of (a) current jo
Answer: The Department and NHS England continue work closely together on National Health Service workforce planning.The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysiotherapy: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 5 February 2026 to Questions 108785, 108786 and 108787 on Physiotherapy: Employment, if he will undertake a review of data gathering about (a) job vacancies, (b) job comp
Answer: The Department has no plans for a review of the data gathered in relation to physiotherapy job vacancies, job competition, and the longevity of National Health Service employment in the NHS.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made recent progress on developing national guidance for Auditory Verbal therapy for deaf children.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of services to meet the needs of their local populations, including services for non-hearing children.Auditory verbal therapy (AVT) is one type of therapy to support childre...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the TRL report prepared for her Department entitled Glare from road vehicle lighting on UK roads, published in October 2025.
Answer: The initial and ground-breaking TRL research demonstrates that glare is a complicated issue with several contributing factors. Any steps we take must avoid unintentionally reducing visibility for drivers or interfering with safety-critical cameras and sen...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of changes to Part 2 student loan repayments and the freezing of interest thresholds on the (a) degree and (b) course choices of young people.
Answer: Plan 2 loans were designed and implemented by previous governments. Students in England starting degrees under this government have different arrangements. As these loans are not available for prospective students in England, there is no impact on degree ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will undertake a review of student and graduate opinion about the retrospective nature of changes to Part 2 student loan repayments and the freezing of interest thresholds.
Answer: We inherited a Plan 2 loan system that was devised and implemented by the previous government, and there have not been retrospective changes to repayments. Students sign the terms and conditions of the student loan plan type available at the time of their...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with small private schools on the impact of national living wage increases and teaching pay awards on their financial sustainability.
Answer: Private school fees and finances are a matter for private schools, as private businesses. Schools decide for themselves how to manage their finances including, for example the additional cost of VAT, the impact of the national minimum wage and in relation...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of private schools in England which have increased fees due to the introduction of VAT.
Answer: Private school fees and finances are a matter for private schools, as private businesses. Schools decide for themselves how to manage their finances including, for example the additional cost of VAT, the impact of the national minimum wage and in relation...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Kinship Care: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to WPQ 100418 answered on 9 February 2026 about Adoption and Kinship Care: Special Educational Needs, which third-party bodies she has had discussions with on the needs of adoptive and kinship families
Answer: Ministers and officials from the department regularly meet key sector stakeholders, parents, carers and others to discuss the needs of adoptive and kinship families.In addition, our current consultation on adoption support and the Adoption and Special Gua...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to conduct research into increased headlight glare from different makes and models of vehicles.
Answer: The Department commissioned ground-breaking independent research into headlamp glare in 2024, which was published in November 2025. This provided an important first step and a second phase of research is being developed to identify the vehicle design fact...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent estimate of the number of private schools which have increased fees due to the introduction of VAT.
Answer: Private school fees and finances are a matter for private schools, as private businesses. Schools decide for themselves how to manage their finances including, for example the additional cost of VAT, the impact of the national minimum wage and in relation...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made about levels of [i] cases and [ii] prosecutions of individuals attempting to sell illegal retrofit headlamp bulbs in the UK.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carries out proactive monitoring of online marketplaces to identify products with potentially misleading claims such as road legal or MOT compliant. Where appropriate, DVSA targets test purchasing and carries...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFootball: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the [i] FA and [ii] other football bodies the use of [a] schools and [b] multi-use sports facilities by local youth football clubs for training and playing match
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, including children and young people, have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities. In 2026/27, we will invest £85m across the UK via the Multi-Sport Grassroots Fac...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Part 2 student loan repayments and the freezing of interest thresholds on [a] women and [b] students with disabilities.
Answer: We inherited a Plan 2 loan system that was devised and implemented by the previous government, and there have not been retrospective changes to repayments. Students sign the terms and conditions of the student loan plan type available at the time of their...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
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