Mark Hendrick MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Renewable Energy: EmploymentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the green workforce is expanding at a pace sufficient to meet the growing demands of an accelerated energy transition.
Answer: In October 2025, the Government published the Clean Energy Jobs Plan (CEJP). The CEJP sets out the workforce needed to deliver our clean energy superpower mission, and how the government will work in partnership with industry and trade unions to deliver i...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural GasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) expand and (b) ensure resiliency of the UK’s gas (i) infrastructure and storage systems and (ii) reserves.
Answer: Government works continuously with industry to improve and maintain the resilience and security of energy infrastructure to a range of evolving risks and future system changes. In 2026, DESNZ will publish an Energy Resilience Strategy to set out Governmen...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBasketball: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) condition and (b) availability of outdoor basketball courts; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate funding
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities. This means delivering a range of facilities across the country based on what each lo...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: LicensingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle illegal online sport gambling sites that do not hold a licence to operate in the UK.
Answer: Since April 2024, the Gambling Commission has significantly increased its disruption activity and has focused on finding innovative ways to tackle the illegal market. The Crime and Policing Bill, once passed, will give the Gambling Commission greater powe...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle inflation in the cost of produce caused by increased energy costs due to the conflict in Iran.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: InvestmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to mobilise private finance for the development of defence technology, a) in the start-up sector and b) from European investors.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review 2025 set out Defence’s role in seeding innovation and growth to keep the Integrated Force at the forefront of warfare. To deliver this, we established the UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) with a £400M ring-fenced annual budget to ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMoths: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the loss of UK moth species.
Answer: Defra is committed to delivering legally binding biodiversity targets including halting the decline in species abundance by 2030, reversing declines by at least 10% by 2042 compared with 2030, and reducing risk of national species extinction by 2042. The ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMortgagesTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118685More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the impact of increasing oil and gas prices on fixed-rate mortgages in light of the conflict in Iran; and what steps her department will take to support homeowners affected
Answer: The government does not comment on specific market movements. It is normal for sterling markets to vary in response to global developments. Mortgage rates, which are influenced by a range of factors, are a commercial matter for lenders in which the Govern...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordData Centres: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that inward investment agreements for new datacentres include binding requirements on energy efficiency, renewable power sourcing and heat-
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that new data centres and AI infrastructure are developed responsibly, with due consideration of environmental impacts.UK data and AI infrastructure is subject to the UK’s environmental and planning frameworks, whic...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people identified as Not in Education, Employment or Training.
Answer: Building on the December Youth Guarantee and Growth and Skills Levy announcement, the Government has committed a further £1 billion investment in young people, taking total additional investment into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy to £...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: LancashireDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital and revenue funding allocations have been made to local authorities in Lancashire for a) primary schools, b) secondary schools and c) specialist school places over the next 2 years.
Answer: Revenue funding through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for Lancashire in 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years are presented in the table below. Funding for 2027/28 will be confirmed later this year.Lancashire School FundingFinancial Year2025/262026/27Ov...
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental appointments have been a) delivered and b) cancelled in i) Preston and ii) Lancashire in the last 3 years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of National Health Service dental treatments delivered in the first seven months of the 2025/26 financial year, in the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, which includes Preston and Lancashire: Financia...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGenomics: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to genomic testing in Lancashire for the (a) 2026-27 (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29 financial years.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for commissioning the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) for patients in the National Health Service in England. Genomic testing is currently delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCycling: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) encourage cyclists to comply with the legal requirement to use appropriate lights and (b) promote the use of (i) reflective and (ii) high-visibility clothing.
Answer: On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. Rule 60 of The Highway Code states that cycles must be fitted with a rear reflector and must have front and rear lights lit at nig...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
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