Mark Pritchard MP: written questions 2025
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Chronic Illnesses: CosmeticsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice and support his Department is providing to people in Shropshire who claim they have contracted, or might develop, serious illnesses as a result of using Johnson & Johnson talcum powder
Answer: Individuals in Shropshire who believe they may have been affected by use of talcum products should seek medical advice from their general practitioner. They may also wish to consider contacting specialist organisations for support and information on legal...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRussia: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will introduce sanctions against senior members of Russia's GUGI agency.
Answer: On 17 June 2025, the UK sanctioned the Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (GUGI). As per the UK's long-standing policy on sanctions, it would not be appropriate to speculate about any future sanction...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity AssetsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will extend Community Right to Buy powers to include environmental assets such as peat bogs, heathland, meadows, woods and rivers.
Answer: The new community right to buy, which we are introducing through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, will give communities stronger powers to take ownership of assets that are important to them. Communities will already be able to nomin...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: British NationalityHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of offering fast track UK citizenship to asylum seekers who report (i) the preparation of acts of terror, (ii) serious organised crime and (iii) approaches by
Answer: The requirements to become a British citizen are set out in the British Nationality Act 1981 and apply equally to everyone. The Act does not allow the government to reduce residential periods for those who report crimes.The Government has recently launche...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87713More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will lower business rates for (a) high street businesses, (b) businesses without a physical storefront on a street and (c) other small and medium sized businesses.
Answer: The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospital...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87712More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will withdraw the planned changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, fixing the public finances, and funding public services. The reforms reduce t...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: TaxationTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87711More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commit not to introduce any new taxes which increase the cost of doing business.
Answer: At the Budget on 26 November, the government will continue to deliver on the priorities of the British people: cutting NHS waiting lists, cutting the national debt and cutting the cost of living. There will be no return to austerity and we will end the un...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to publish an annual brownfield site audit for England.
Answer: Local planning authorities are required to maintain a register of brownfield sites that they have assessed as appropriate for residential development. My Department has no current plans to undertake an annual audit of such registers.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGreenland: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his (a) Danish and (b) Greenlandic counterparts on the establishment of a NATO naval presence on the east coast of Greenland.
Answer: NATO’s maritime posture is determined collectively by Allies rather than through bilateral negotiations. The UK has a close defence relationship with Denmark, including through NATO and the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF).
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal HouseholdTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84147More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps with the Royal Household to establish an inventory of (a) publicly and (b) privately owned items in royal residences.
Answer: The Royal Collection Trust is responsible for the care and conservation of the Royal Collection and there is already a publicly available inventory of object records held by the Royal Collection Trust on the rct.uk website.Separately, the Royal Household ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, ?if she will take steps with mobile phone companies to introduce a (a) single and (b) central emergency telephone number paid for by mobile phone (i) operators and (ii) manufacturers to allow reportin
Answer: The Home Secretary and Policing Minister are determined to take the strongest possible action to reduce the number of phone thefts in London and elsewhere across the country.This is a crime that causes significant distress to victims and fuels wider crimi...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: UkraineChurch CommissionersTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83256More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is providing to military chaplaincy training in Ukraine.
Answer: Anglican chaplains, as part of the Royal Army Chaplaincy Department, have been involved with training and providing ongoing to support to approximately 200 Ukrainian chaplains over the last 3 years.The Bishop to the Armed Forces and the former Archbishop ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support military chaplains in Ukraine to receive training and development from UK armed forces chaplains.
Answer: The Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre (AFCC) at Shrivenham has been providing training for Ukrainian chaplains since May 2023, with planned programmes scheduled until at least November 2026. The centre offers two distinct two-week courses: a foundational pro...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPollution Control: Public PlacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Oct 2025WithdrawnUIN 83254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of petrol leaf blowers in public spaces on levels of (a) noise pollution and (b) air quality.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordJudges: West MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the number of RASSO trained judges and advocates in the West Mercia region.
Answer: We commissioned Sir Brian Leveson to propose bold and ambitious measures to deliver swifter justice for victims, including for victims of sexual violence, in his Independent Review of Criminal Courts. This Review will make recommendations to ensure there ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Household: FinanceTreasuryTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81272More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with the Royal Household on (a) publishing data and (b) promoting access to published data on Royal Household finances to ensure (i) accessibility and (ii) transparency for the public.
Answer: The rules governing the Sovereign Grant were set by Parliament in the Sovereign Grant Act 2011. No member of the Royal family receives a private income from the Sovereign Grant or any other public funds. The Sovereign Grant accounts are audited by the Nat...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPollution Control: Public PlacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of petrol leaf blowers in public spaces on (a) noise pollution and (b) air quality.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is responsible for the legislation covering noise from outdoor equipment which is governed by the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 as amended by the Product Safety and M...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will work with (a) local authorities and (b) bus network operators to ensure new bus stop installations minimise weather exposure on bus users.
Answer: The Government recognises the value that high-quality public transport infrastructure provides to passengers, including bus stops. Local authorities are responsible for the bus stops in their area, however the Department has published Local Transport Note...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: Crime PreventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to amend the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 to (a) strengthen the powers and (b) expand the (i) jurisdictional reach and (ii) sco
Answer: The government is committed to calling out malicious cyber activities that threaten the UK's national interests and economic prosperity. Sanctions are an important part of our diplomatic toolkit, helping us to disrupt ransomware operations.Our cyber sanct...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumers: RepaymentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prevent businesses claiming to be based in the UK requiring customers to return purchases to China to secure refunds.
Answer: Consumer law prohibits commercial practices involving misleading actions or omissions that might lead the average consumer to make a different decision. This includes misleading consumers about where a trader is based or where items must be returned to. T...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to increase the accessibility of adoption files for adoptees who have reached adulthood.
Answer: Local authorities have been advised to retain adoption records for at least 100 years, an increase from the previous 75-year requirement. The department has also asked them to ensure timely access to these records.Subject to Parliamentary approval, the de...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: XinjiangDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to ban the import of (a) solar panels and (b) solar panel components from Xinjiang.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling forced labour in solar supply chains, including in Xinjiang. We are strengthening due diligence requirements through the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 and by reviewing Section 54 of the Modern Slavery A...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any solar infrastructure built with the support of GB Energy will use solar panels built in regions where supply chains have evidence of (a) modern slavery and (b) other exploitation.
Answer: Great British Energy will lead the way in ethical supply chains, and there is no place for forced labour or unethical practices in the UK's energy transition. The Procurement Act 2023 enables public bodies to reject bids and terminate contracts with suppl...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: DyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide additional training for teachers on supporting pupils with dyslexia.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for The Wrekin to the answer of 1 August 2025 to Question 61402.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who the responsible lead for promoting and ensuring compliance with the NHS Accessible Information Standard will be following the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: Following the merger of NHS England with the Department of Health and Social Care, the responsible lead for the Accessible Information Standard will be determined as part of the arrangements for how the new organisation will support equal access to health...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
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