Luke Evans MP: written questions 2025
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NRS Healthcare: InsolvencyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to keep local authorities informed on the developing situation on the winding up of NRS Healthcare Limited.
Answer: The principal responsibility for ensuring the provision of disability aids and community equipment lies with local authorities (LAs), as does the responsibility to maintain continuity of care for those who are eligible.Nonetheless, the Department has play...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNRS Healthcare: InsolvencyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help mitigate the potential impacts of the insolvency of NRS Healthcare Limited on (a) the supply of medical equipment to patients, (b) local authorities and (c) relevant
Answer: The principal responsibility for ensuring the provision of disability aids and community equipment lies with local authorities (LAs), as does the responsibility to maintain continuity of care for those who are eligible.Nonetheless, the Department has play...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNRS Healthcare: InsolvencyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the insolvency of NRS Healthcare Limited on (a) patient care, (b) local authorities’ duty of care and (c) relevant contracted busi
Answer: The principal responsibility for ensuring the provision of disability aids and community equipment lies with local authorities (LAs), as does the responsibility to maintain continuity of care for those who are eligible.Nonetheless, the Department has play...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 55468 on Gender Dysphoria: Health Services, what his planned timetable is for ensuring the delivery of a gender clinic in each region by 2026.
Answer: NHS England has established NHS Children and Young People's Gender Services in the North-West, South-West, and London regions, in 2024. A fourth service is planned to open in the East England region in January 2026, following a process of mobilisation ove...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: HorsesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the police and (b) highways authorities about the (i) trends in the level of and (ii) reasons for equestrian related accidents and fatalities on roads.
Answer: Statistics on reported road collisions, including involving horses, are collated by the Department based on data supplied by police forces. While there is ongoing engagement with police and local authority data providers related to the data, no recent dis...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCross Country Trains: StrikesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) RMT and (b) Cross Country Trains to seek a resolution to avoid strike action and no service on the (i) Birmingham, (ii) Leicester, (iii) Cambridge and (iv) Stanst
Answer: It is for CrossCountry, as the employer, to negotiate terms and conditions with their staff. Officials have been kept advised of the situation with the dispute. On Thursday 16th, sufficient progress had been made and RMT suspended strike action on Saturda...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the (a) fitting, (b) quality and (c) patient feedback on (i) post-surgery bras and (ii) breast protheses received through the NHS.
Answer: Decisions about the funding and provision of health services, including post-surgery bras and breast protheses, are the responsibility of local integrated care boards.NHS England funded audits into primary and metastatic breast cancer to help identify and...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to determine the future of Animal Health and Welfare Pathway grants to support the transition to cage free systems for laying hens.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and will continue to work closely with the farming sector to d...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of Animal Health and Welfare Pathway grants on the transition to cage free systems for laying hens.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and will continue to work closely with the farming sector to d...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation: East MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve probation services in the East Midlands.
Answer: We are committed to supporting probation staff and value their hard work, commitment and dedication. Following HM Inspectorate of Probation’s (HMIP) inspection of probation services in the East Midlands, their report identified areas of improvement, makin...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £123 million allocated to the development of the Midlands Rail Hub has been assigned to design the East Chord of the Midlands Rail Hub.
Answer: In the 2025 Spending Review the Chancellor committed to progress the next stage of Midlands Rail Hub, which includes the East Chord, building on £123m previously released. Network Rail are procuring a contractor to design and build the scheme.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to change the Pharmacy First payment threshold.
Answer: As part of delivering Pharmacy First, pharmacy contractors receive a monthly fixed payment if they deliver a minimum level of activity. This level increased at set intervals between February 2024 and March 2025, as agreed with Community Pharmacy England a...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the funding allocated to the Pharmacy First scheme has not been claimed by pharmacies because they did not reach the threshold since July 2024; and whether this money been reallocated.
Answer: As part of delivering Pharmacy First, pharmacy contractors receive a monthly fixed payment if they deliver a minimum level of activity. This level increased at set intervals between February 2024 and March 2025, as agreed with Community Pharmacy England a...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the threshold for Pharmacy First payments has increased since July 2024.
Answer: As part of delivering Pharmacy First, pharmacy contractors receive a monthly fixed payment if they deliver a minimum level of activity. This level increased at set intervals between February 2024 and March 2025, as agreed with Community Pharmacy England a...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising the threshold for Pharmacy First payments on the (a) number of pharmacies claiming payment for Pharmacy First consultations and
Answer: As part of delivering Pharmacy First, pharmacy contractors receive a monthly fixed payment if they deliver a minimum level of activity. This level increased at set intervals between February 2024 and March 2025, as agreed with Community Pharmacy England a...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: LeicestershireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation in Leicestershire on local service provision.
Answer: Local Government Reorganisation creates a huge opportunity to establish modern, responsive public services for citizens.We have asked all councils to tell us how their proposals for unitarisation will improve service provision, and to ensure high standard...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the medicines margin and clawback system in accounting for local variations in prescribing habits.
Answer: In reaching a settlement for the 2025/26 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), detailed discussions were had with Community Pharmacy England (CPE), the representative body of pharmacy contractors, which included the medicine margin arrangements...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Community Pharmacy representatives on the (a) effectiveness of the medicines margin and clawback system and (b) potential impact of the medicines margin a
Answer: In reaching a settlement for the 2025/26 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), detailed discussions were had with Community Pharmacy England (CPE), the representative body of pharmacy contractors, which included the medicine margin arrangements...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the sustainable bioethnol production sector.
Answer: Government has been in negotiations with the bioethanol sector to understand what support could be delivered to ensure its long-term sustainable future.The Department for Transport confirmed their intention to consult on amendments to the Renewable Transp...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSport England: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the statutory role of Sports England consultee in planning decisions on the (a) development of sporting facilities and (b)
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage the (a) development of sporting facilities and (b) maintenance of playing fields through National Planning Policy Guidance.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that access to high-quality open spaces and opportunities for sport and physical activity is important for the health and well-being of communities. The Framework sets out that planning policies should be...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Financial Recognition SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for introducing a twice-weekly sitting timetable for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme Appeal Board.
Answer: The Government recognises the profound impact that historic criminal and Service law had on LGBT veterans and is fully committed to ensuring that all veterans affected by the ban receive the recognition they deserve. The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that Councils have effective supply chains in place to enable them to provide a weekly food waste collection service to all households by 31 Marc
Answer: We are aware of concerns about delivery timelines and pressure on supply chains for vehicles and containers. We are engaging with key stakeholders across the sector and welcome input to help us understand the challenges and ensure successful delivery. Def...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64094 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing the payments to Ma
Answer: Details of payments have already been published in the exchange of letters accompanying the Treaty and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on the ability on non-affluent families to afford private school education.
Answer: HM Treasury published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) on applying VAT to independent school fees. This is a comprehensive assessment of the VAT policy, including impacts on individuals and families and can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/gov...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
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