Manuela Perteghella MP: written questions 2025
271 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Financial Services: CompensationTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75777More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure consumers have access to redress where firms fail to comply with decisions of the Financial Ombudsman Service by (a) creating a compensation fund and (b) strengthening enforcement po
Answer: Businesses that are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are required by its rules to co-operate with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), including by complying with any determination that it may make, if that determination is accepted by...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Conduct Authority: PowersTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75776More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Financial Conduct Authority’s powers to sanction regulated firms that fail to comply with decisions of the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Answer: Businesses that are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are required by its rules to co-operate with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), including by complying with any determination that it may make, if that determination is accepted by...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75775More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department has issued for banks on reporting customer account closures while complaints remain unresolved by the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Answer: In June 2025, the Government legislated to introduce stronger protections for customers in cases of bank account closure. The measures we have introduced extend the minimum notice period of termination from two months to 90 days and place a new requiremen...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75774More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether customer account closures made while complaints remain unresolved by the Financial Ombudsman Service must be reported to (a) the Financial Conduct Authority, (b) the Financial Ombudsman Service and (c) any o
Answer: In June 2025, the Government legislated to introduce stronger protections for customers in cases of bank account closure. The measures we have introduced extend the minimum notice period of termination from two months to 90 days and place a new requiremen...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered into English GCSE exams at the age of (a) 16 and under and (b) post-16 in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021, (v) 2022, (vi) 2023, (vii) 2024 and (viii) 2025.
Answer: The department publishes the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 who entered GCSE English from the 2017/18 to 2023/24 academic year.The department also publishes the number of students at the end of 16 to 18 study who entered for GCSE English from ...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the policy on compensation for families of nuclear test veterans.
Answer: This Government recognises the huge contribution that Nuclear Test Veterans have made to national security and is committed to working with Veterans and listening to their concerns. We have amended the criteria for the commemorative Nuclear Test Medal and...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a dedicated compensation scheme for UK nuclear test veterans.
Answer: This Government recognises the huge contribution that Nuclear Test Veterans have made to national security and is committed to working with Veterans and listening to their concerns. We have amended the criteria for the commemorative Nuclear Test Medal and...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of involvement in UK nuclear weapons testing programmes between 1952 and 1991 on the long-term health of veterans.
Answer: This Government recognises the huge contribution that Nuclear Test Veterans have made to national security and is committed to working with Veterans and listening to their concerns. We have amended the criteria for the commemorative Nuclear Test Medal and...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people over 25 with suspected ADHD in Coventry and Warwickshire have timely access to (a) assessment and (b) treatment.
Answer: NHS England, not my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, engage directly with Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), on this matter.It is the responsibility of ICBs in England to make appropriate provision to...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients over 25 in (a) Coventry and Warwickshire and (b) Stratford-on-Avon constituency are on waiting lists for ADHD (i) assessment and (ii) treatment.
Answer: There is, at present, no single, established dataset that can be used to monitor waiting times for assessment and diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for individual organisations or geographies in England. Although the data reques...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board on suspending ADHD referrals for people over 25.
Answer: NHS England, not my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, engage directly with Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), on this matter.It is the responsibility of ICBs in England to make appropriate provision to...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the current capital threshold of £23,250 for eligibility for local authority support with residential care costs.
Answer: The capital limits for support with adult social care costs are reviewed annually. The rates for the next financial year (2026/27) will be published via a Local Authority Circular in due course.The capital limits represent minimum thresholds, and local au...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) England, (b) Warwickshire and (c) the Stratford-on-Avon District Council area sold their homes to pay for care costs in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold data on the number of individuals who have sold their homes to pay for care costs.
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the Children's Hospice Grant.
Answer: Funding arrangements for children and young people’s hospices for 2026/27 will be confirmed in due course. The Government wants a society where every child receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life.Whilst most pal...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that health professionals are able to refer patients directly to a mental health unit.
Answer: The intensive support provided by an inpatient admission is an important part of the mental health pathway. However, a decision to admit a patient needs to be made by mental health professionals who can assess the needs and preferences of an individual al...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is she taking to ensure that ECP assessment reports include the full list of recommendations.
Answer: The recommendations included within an EPC are generated automatically by the software used, based on the information collected during an assessment. The department sets out a number of requirements to ensure that EPCs are accurate and therefore contain a...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support residents’ associations in securing completion of outstanding works on housing developments.
Answer: The government recognise the frustrations that stalled or delayed sites can cause to communities. Once housebuilders have been granted permission for residential development, meeting local housing needs and preferences, we expect to see them built out as ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure developers complete (a) roads and (b) pavements on new housing developments in a timely manner.
Answer: The government recognise the frustrations that stalled or delayed sites can cause to communities. Once housebuilders have been granted permission for residential development, meeting local housing needs and preferences, we expect to see them built out as ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCurriculum and Assessment ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Curriculum and Assessment Review will include personal financial literacy from Key Stage 1-3.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon to the answer of 09 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to expand the (a) teaching and (b) learning of financial education in primary schools in (i) Warwickshire and (ii) England.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon to the answer of 09 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to extend the consultation entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, for disabled people.
Answer: I refer the Hon. member to the answer I gave on 20 May 2025 to PQ 51603 [Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament].
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWeed Act 1959Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the Weeds Act 1959.
Answer: The Government regularly monitors the effectiveness of its legislation. At present we are not planning to review the Weeds Act 1959.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that local water companies promptly implement new requirements following the enactment of Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management
Answer: This Government is strongly committed to requiring standardised Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in new developments. These should be to designs that cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits, offe...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for enacting Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to (a) make sustainable drainage systems mandatory and (b) remove the automatic right t
Answer: This Government is strongly committed to requiring standardised Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in new developments. These should be to designs that cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits, offe...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a requirement for all councillors to complete corporate parenting training covering (a) safeguarding, (b) duties under the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and (c) the responsibi
Answer: Guidance on the implementation of corporate parenting duties was published in February 2018 and can be accessed at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a93eb3ae5274a5b87c2fde4/Applying_corporate_parenting_principles_to_looked-after_children_an...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →