Luke Evans MP: written questions
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Written questions
Chagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 July 2026 to Question 8165 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and with reference to comments made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for t
Answer: Payments will be published in the normal manner alongside other departmental spend in the annual accounts. No payments are due under the terms of the UK-Mauritius agreement until the Treaty has been ratified.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 8165 answered on 29 July 2026 about Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Developm
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the response I provided to his question 26635 of 2 September 2026. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-02/26635
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Advisory ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body's findings that poorly implemented Advice and Guidance pathways have co
Answer: The Advice and Guidance (A&G) model helps ensure that patients receive an appropriate and timely assessment, with clear next steps, in primary and community settings. Where specialist advice supports ongoing management in the community, patients can o...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Advisory ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department will accept the recommendation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body that NHS England and the Department undertake a rapid evaluation of Advice and Guidance servi
Answer: The Advice and Guidance (A&G) model helps ensure that patients receive an appropriate and timely assessment, with clear next steps, in primary and community settings. Where specialist advice supports ongoing management in the community, patients can o...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26650More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the criteria used to assess whether to use the emergency alerts system on Friday 14 August 2026.
Answer: Every Emergency Alert is carefully coordinated with responding public bodies and agencies. This tool is only used in emergency scenarios and where the need is greatest. The Cabinet Office remains committed to reviewing every alert request on a case-by-cas...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: Bereavement CounsellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she will conduct a further meeting with bereaved fathers as part of the impact of baby loss on fathers and support services.
Answer: The National Bereavement Care Pathway sets standards and guidance aimed at ensuring all bereaved parents, including fathers and partners, receive consistent, individualised, and sensitive care. NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework sets an expectat...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: Bereavement CounsellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what outcomes arose from meetings with bereaved fathers as part of her Department's wider engagement with families.
Answer: The National Bereavement Care Pathway sets standards and guidance aimed at ensuring all bereaved parents, including fathers and partners, receive consistent, individualised, and sensitive care. NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework sets an expectat...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: Bereavement CounsellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the National Bereavement Care Pathway on levels of consistent, individualised and sensitive care for fathers and partners.
Answer: The National Bereavement Care Pathway sets standards and guidance aimed at ensuring all bereaved parents, including fathers and partners, receive consistent, individualised, and sensitive care. NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework sets an expectat...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMarriage: RelativesMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to WPQ 16079 answered on 14 July 2026 about Marriage Relatives, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on levels of congenital birth defects to children whose
Answer: The Government recognises the serious concerns that have been raised on the issue of first cousin marriage. As any responsible Government would do, we must look at whether legislation is the best solution to tackle first cousin marriage or whether educati...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMarriage: RelativesMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the potential merits of making changes to the [i] Marriage Act 1949 and the [ii] Sexual Offences Act 2023 in view of placing restrictions on first cousin marriages.
Answer: The Government recognises the serious concerns that have been raised on the issue of first cousin marriage. As any responsible Government would do, we must look at whether legislation is the best solution to tackle first cousin marriage or whether educati...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMarriage: RelativesHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct an assessment of recent trends in the numbers of immigration cases where the cousin marriage was noted to have been forced and determined as persecution.
Answer: Those wishing to live with a family member need a family visa. Those seeking to come to the UK as a partner or spouse must show that any marriage is valid and that they are in a genuine and subsisting relationship, as set out in the Immigration Rules.The ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMarriage: RelativesHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with relevant statutory and non- statutory third parties to gauge the current levels of cousin marriages where [i] a person was trapped in extended-family control networks
Answer: Those wishing to live with a family member need a family visa. Those seeking to come to the UK as a partner or spouse must show that any marriage is valid and that they are in a genuine and subsisting relationship, as set out in the Immigration Rules.The ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMarriage: RelativesHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct an assessment of the [i] current levels of cases refused by Entry Clearance Officers raising concerns about the nature of a cousin marriage and [ii] the reasons why the concerns we
Answer: Those wishing to live with a family member need a family visa. Those seeking to come to the UK as a partner or spouse must show that any marriage is valid and that they are in a genuine and subsisting relationship, as set out in the Immigration Rules.The ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: PregnancyTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26641More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the need for interim payments for those patients affected by the sodium valproate exposure in pregnancy.
Answer: The Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care are in regular contact on a range of issues, including health and social care policy.As previously set out, the Government extends its sincere and heartfelt sympathies to all those affec...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is she taking to respond to the requests of the Patient Safety Commissioner about [i] the DHASC's engagement with the Hughes Report [ii] the action of the DHASC to consider policy decisi
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 July 2026 in response to Question 16121.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the farming community on the prospect of higher inheritance tax bills if a farm invests in a new farm reservoir or an irrigation system.
Answer: Ministers and officials meet regularly with representatives of the farming sector, to discuss a range of issues. The Government is taking action to make it easier to build reservoirs. This includes reducing unnecessary barriers, updating planning guidance...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with NHS leaders to [a] assess the progress being achieved with the aims of the 2026 extension of the Rare Disease Framework and [b] and determine the needs to i
Answer: Ministers from all four nations have agreed to extend the UK Rare Diseases Framework by one year, recognising the continued relevance of its four priorities. The framework is overseen through UK-wide governance arrangements, including the UK Rare Diseases...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to WPQ 8165 answered on 29 July 2026 about Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commo
Answer: We worked in lockstep with the US in developing and testing the deal to ensure that it meets all UK and US security requirements. We have always been clear that the US Government must be content with the agreement before we proceed with ratifying the trea...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 8165 answered on 29 July 2026 about Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during
Answer: The joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia is crucial to the security of the UK and our key allies, and to keeping the British people safe. Maintaining long-term operational control of Diego Garcia is the entire basis for the UK-Mauritius Agreement on ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the comments made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during Departmental Questions on 1 September 2026, how much of the funding f
Answer: The joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia is crucial to the security of the UK and our key allies, and to keeping the British people safe. Maintaining long-term operational control of Diego Garcia is the entire basis for the UK-Mauritius Agreement on ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the comments made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during Departmental Questions on 1 Sep
Answer: Payments will be published in the normal manner alongside other departmental spend in the annual accounts. No payments are due under the terms of the UK-Mauritius agreement until the Treaty has been ratified.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Opening HoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the impact of pharmacies reducing their opening hours on (a) patient care and (b) the wider healthcare system.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers given on 17 June in response to Question 6747, and on 20 April in response to Question 125961.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) business rates and (b) national insurance contribution increases on the financial viability of community pharmacies.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers given on 17 June in response to Question 6747, and on 20 April in response to Question 125961.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: EyesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the Association of Optometrists that up to 400,000 people are attending emergency departments for eye is
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for deciding whether to commission enhanced eye care services from high street optical practices to meet the needs of their local populations. This is in line with the 10-Year Health Plan’s commitment to local decisi...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: EyesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using community optometrists to reduce pressure on Emergency Departments as part of the Government's neighbourhood health agenda.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for deciding whether to commission enhanced eye care services from high street optical practices to meet the needs of their local populations. This is in line with the 10-Year Health Plan’s commitment to local decisi...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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