Luke Taylor MP: written questions
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Fireworks: NoiseDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fireworks noise on the welfare of people living with PTSD and other noise-sensitive health conditions.
Answer: The Government recognises that many people are concerned about the use of fireworks. Ministers will consider how best to minimise harm while recognising the role that fireworks play in cultural and community life. Any work will take into account experienc...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFireworks: NoiseDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fireworks noise on the welfare of pets.
Answer: The Government recognises that many people are concerned about the use of fireworks. Ministers will consider how best to minimise harm while recognising the role that fireworks play in cultural and community life. Any work will take into account experienc...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFireworks: NoiseDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will review current fireworks legislation in relation to noise levels.
Answer: The Government recognises that many people are concerned about the use of fireworks. Ministers will consider how best to minimise harm while recognising the role that fireworks play in cultural and community life. Any work will take into account experienc...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of some local election on (a) communities and (b) local authorities.
Answer: In reaching his decisions on 2026 elections, as set out to the House on 22 January 2026, the Secretary of State adopted a locally led approach and carefully considered all the representations made. He heard from councils across the country about the capac...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help people with food prices.
Answer: Defra is taking forward a range of actions to help address food prices by tackling the underlying drivers of cost and supporting access to affordable food. The department is working closely with the Department for Business and Trade to assess how regulati...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to require supermarkets to publish data comparing food price increases with payments to suppliers.
Answer: The Government has no current plans to require supermarkets to publish data comparing food price increases with payments to suppliers.The Government continues to work closely with retailers, suppliers, trade associations and regulators to monitor developm...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) customs checks and (b) regulatory barriers in UK-EU trade on food prices.
Answer: Consumer food prices depend on a range of factors including import prices, domestic agricultural prices, domestic labour and manufacturing costs, and Sterling exchange rates. Some of these factors are influenced by our trading arrangements with other coun...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Groceries Code Adjudicator in protecting consumers from rising food prices.
Answer: The Government is undertaking the fourth statutory review into the effectiveness of the GCA and the report will be published as soon as practicable. The Groceries Code, a competition measure owned by the Competition and Markets Authority, aims to ensure t...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDoctors: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the assessments his Department has made on the potential impact of the removal of the Resident Labour Market Test in 2020 on trends in the level of doctors.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the impact of the removal of the Resident Labour Market Test in 2020 on trends in the level of doctors.The number of applications to foundation and speciality training has increased over recent years, b...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGreenland: SecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing security guarantees to Greenland outside the NATO framework alongside key European allies.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 5 January, and her responses to questions raised in that debate, where she set out in comprehensive terms the UK's position on Greenland.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS digital-first services on access to care for older people who are not confident using online tools.
Answer: National Health Service organisations must ensure that all patients have equitable access to care, and that decisions or policies do not unfairly disadvantage people or lead to an increase in inequalities. All NHS organisations are legally obliged to not ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of car parking charges in hospital car parks on access to healthcare.
Answer: It is important that the National Health Service is as accessible as possible to those that need it most. That is why the NHS already provides free hospital car parking to those in greatest need. This includes disabled blue badge holders, frequent outpati...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSelf-assessment: Visual ImpairmentTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101553More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional support HM Revenue and Customs can provide to visually impaired people using the Self Assessment system.
Answer: HMRC’s online services are designed to work with screen readers and other assistive technologies. Guidance and help text are built into the online tax return and customers can access support through webchat or textphone if they need it. HMRC also offers a...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: PeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce legislation in 2026 to ban the sale and supply of peat for horticultural use.
Answer: The Government plans to legislate for a ban on the sale of peat and peat containing products when parliamentary time allows. This commitment is embedded within our Carbon Budget planning and, most recently, reflected in the latest iteration of the Environ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: CeasefiresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help bring about a ceasefire in Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement on Sudan made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November 2025, and to the most recent Urgent Question debate on 15 December 2025, where these issues were addressed at length.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure (a) unrestricted humanitarian access across the country and (b) the protection of humanitarian and aid workers in Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement on Sudan made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November 2025, and to the most recent Urgent Question debate on 15 December 2025, where these issues were addressed at length.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what transitional support will be provided to the families who are already on Indefinite Leave to Remain.
Answer: We are not changing the rules for those who have already gained settled status. Similarly, no reforms are planned that would remove settlement from those people already holding that status legitimately.
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the development and use of alternative methods to animal testing in medical research.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 25 November 2025 to Question UIN 91769.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that future reforms to Personal Independence Payment are accompanied by the publication of impact assessments on (a) mental health and (b) poverty.
Answer: We have launched the Timms Review to ensure Personal Independence Payment is fair and fit for the future. To ensure lived experience is at the heart of its work, the Review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, a...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to take steps to provide compensation to women impacted by changes to the state pension age.
Answer: As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced in his oral statement on 11 November 2025, we have decided to retake the decision made last December as it relates to the communications on state pension age. The work is underway, and we will updat...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will implement the recommendations of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s 2025 report entitled Women’s state pension age: our findings for the Department for Work and Pensions’ commun
Answer: As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced in his oral statement on 11 November 2025, we have decided to retake the decision made last December as it relates to the communications on state pension age. The work is underway, and we will updat...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS neurologists and geriatricians have specialist training to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Answer: The Department does not hold specific data on the number of specialist Parkinson’s nurses employed in the National Health Service in England. These roles are commissioned locally by NHS trusts and integrated care boards as part of neurology and movement d...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the current number of specialist Parkinson’s disease nurses employed within the NHS.
Answer: The Department does not hold specific data on the number of specialist Parkinson’s nurses employed in the National Health Service in England. These roles are commissioned locally by NHS trusts and integrated care boards as part of neurology and movement d...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96429More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is planning to take to ensure Parliamentary oversight of the digital ID scheme in relation to the UN Agenda 2030.
Answer: The Government’s proposed Digital ID scheme will require primary legislation, ensuring full scrutiny by Parliament. The Government will consult widely with stakeholders and the public, through a public consultation. The consultation will be open for the p...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96428More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled New digital ID scheme to be rolled out across UK, published on 26 September 2025, what steps he is planning to take to ensure that the scheme cannot be (a) misused, (
Answer: The new scheme will be inclusive, secure, and useful. It will give people more control over their data than they have now, and make public services easier to access.Users will receive clear information about what data is collected, how it is used, retenti...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
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