Margaret Mullane MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Youth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the local authority statutory duty to provide youth services.
Answer: This Government is passionate in delivering for young people, that’s why this Government has set out the National Youth Strategy. This strategy clearly states that young people should have people who care, places to go and things to do, and to feel heard ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the hardest to reach young people are supported by the National Youth Strategy.
Answer: The National Youth Strategy outlines our plan to increase young people’s access to enriching activities, safe spaces and support from trusted adults. A key ambition of the Strategy is to halve the participation gap in enriching activities between disadvan...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJoint Replacements: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce elective care waiting times (a) in general and (b) for joint replacement surgery.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients first and tackling waiting lists as part of our Health Mission. We exceeded our pledge to deliver an extra two million appointments, tests, and operations in our first year of Government, delivering 5.2 mill...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSilica: Health HazardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness among (a) employers and (b) workers of the risks of silica exposure.
Answer: Great Britain has a well-established regulatory framework under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) (COSHH), which requires employers to protect workers’ health by preventing exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silic...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSilicosis: Composite MaterialsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the risks of silicosis among workers in the construction and engineered stone industries.
Answer: Great Britain has a well-established regulatory framework under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) (COSHH) that requires employers to control exposure to substances that can cause ill health, such as respirable cry...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Diseases: SilicaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to improve data collection on occupational diseases linked to silica exposure.
Answer: Clinical assessments of silicosis are being reported on the Surveillance of Work-related and Occupational Respiratory Disease (SWORD) database, which collects voluntary information from around 350 physicians of respiratory disease, including silicosis. Th...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSilicosis: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) treatment of silicosis in the NHS.
Answer: The Government is committed to increasing the capacity of respiratory services and is improving access to these services through new community diagnostic centres (CDCs). All standard and large CDCs are required to offer diagnostic respiratory tests which ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSilicosis: Health HazardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of silicosis among workers.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) uses the Surveillance of Work-related and Occupational Respiratory Disease (SWORD) database to monitor trends in cases of silicosis. HSE uses SWORD data that is reported voluntarily by around 350 physicians of respira...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made regarding on the manifesto commitment to roll out a direct entry scheme for detectives to boost investigation skills.
Answer: It is essential that police forces recruit the best and most able people to meet the evolving demands of policing and deliver the best possible service to the public.There are existing opportunities to join policing directly into detective roles, includin...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it remains her policy to move to a multi-year police settlement model.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of funding certainty to enable policing to deliver for their communities and is committed to giving police the resources they need to tackle crime. That is why the Chancellor has announced a real terms increase in ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role she plans for policing to play in achieving the objective of halving violence against women and girls in a decade.
Answer: This Government has been clear that the level of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in our country is intolerable, and we are treating it as the national emergency that it is. Victims must feel confident in the police’s ability to handle their case a...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of fully funding the specialist palliative (a) care, (b) advice and (c) assessment provided by hospices.
Answer: Whilst the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at the end...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: LandlordsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department of providing additional resource for local authorities to enforce 12 month relet bans on landlords who do not adhere to incoming legislation wit
Answer: In accordance with the New Burdens Doctrine, we will ensure additional net costs on local authorities created by the Renters’ Rights Bill are fully funded.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has prepared an impact assessment on the decision to freeze the local housing allowance.
Answer: The Secretary of State considers a range of factors when reviewing Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates. This includes the impact of the current rental market, the Government’s goals on housing, and the wider fiscal context. In April 2024, LHA rates were i...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOutdoor Advertising: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending planning legislation on digital advertising screens.
Answer: The advertisement control regime seeks to control the impact of advertisements by reference to their effect on amenity and public safety. Responsibility for the application of the legislation rests with local planning authorities and they are best placed ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Armed ForcesHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for waiving visa fees for spouses and children of current and former serving personnel who are of non-UK nationality.
Answer: The Government remains committed to supporting current and former serving personnel and their families; ensuring that they do not face any disadvantage due to their service.The Home Office is actively working with the Ministry of Defence on the manifesto ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made in establishing a national social tariff for water consumers; and what steps he is taking to ensure that a national social tariff will end geograp
Answer: Water companies must ensure support is available for vulnerable customers who are struggling to pay their bills. Companies have therefore more than doubled the number of customers that will receive help with their bills through social tariffs – from 4% to...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to incentivise the uptake of heat pumps.
Answer: The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) provides grants to property owners to enable them to transition away from fossil fuel to low carbon heating. The grant available under the scheme for air source heat pumps and ground source heat pumps is £7,500. Support is ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce electricity costs.
Answer: Over this Parliament the government will be working relentlessly to translate the much cheaper wholesale costs of clean power into lower bills for consumers. This will be core to every decision we make.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to include policies on autism in the youth employment strategy delivery plan.
Answer: The Department recognises that young people with autism can face significant barriers to seeking and remaining in employment. As outlined in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we have ambitious plans to better support our young people to lead fulfilling li...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the decommissioning of supported housing schemes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51474 on 19 May 2025.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS 10-Year Plan reflects the specific (a) workforce, (b) training and (c) capacity needs of children's palliative care services.
Answer: As part of the work to develop a 10-Year Health Plan, we have been carefully considering policies, including those that impact people with palliative care and end of life care needs, with input from the public, patients, health staff, and stakeholders.The...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: FinanceTreasuryTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49873More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for the fire and rescue service as part of the upcoming spending review.
Answer: Overall, fire and rescue authorities have received around £2.87 billion in 2024/25. The Local Government Funding Settlement was published on 3 February and sets out funding allocations for all Local Authorities including Fire and Rescue. In 2025/26, stand...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing Allowance: Temporary AccommodationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will remove the 2011 cap on Local Housing Allowance payable for temporary accommodation through the Housing Benefit Subsidy system.
Answer: DWP pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is £500 per week in certain areas of London or £375 elsewhere. We recognise the financial pres...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing emergency funding for temporary accommodation in London.
Answer: This government has increased funding for homelessness services in 2025/26 by £233 million to nearly £1 billion. This includes more than £277 million for London, an increase of more than £78 million from 2024/25.Councils can draw from the wider local gove...
Answered 12 May 2025
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