Martin Wrigley MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Respiratory Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) integrated care boards and (b) trusts provide a (i) locally enhanced service and (ii) similar arrangement to support the establishment of resp
Answer: Neighbourhood level respiratory diagnostic hubs support our vision of delivering more diagnostics and care outside of hospitals and in communities. Respiratory diagnostic hubs have been piloted and developed in many parts of England, and this learning wil...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of creating neighbourhood level respiratory diagnostic hubs.
Answer: Neighbourhood level respiratory diagnostic hubs support our vision of delivering more diagnostics and care outside of hospitals and in communities. Respiratory diagnostic hubs have been piloted and developed in many parts of England, and this learning wil...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) increase capacity and (b) reduce inequalities in accessing respiratory diagnosis.
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, such a...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 91 of his Department's policy paper entitled Fit for the future: 10 year health plan for England, published 1 July 2025, what criteria was used to determine which conditions
Answer: Everyone in the National Health Service is responsible for delivering high-quality care. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as an overall quality strategy, the National Quality Board will oversee the development of a new series of service fr...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of producing a modern service framework for respiratory care.
Answer: Everyone in the National Health Service is responsible for delivering high-quality care. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as an overall quality strategy, the National Quality Board will oversee the development of a new series of service fr...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: HorsesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of including equestrian safety in driving theory tests on reducing accidents.
Answer: There has been no assessment made of the potential impact of including equestrian safety in driving theory tests on reducing accidents. This would be difficult due to many confounding factors regarding accidents.The Driver and Vehicle Standards (DVSA) dri...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Horse RidingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road collisions took place between vehicles and horses in 2024; and what proportion of these were a result of a vehicle passing too closely or quickly.
Answer: There were 56 reported personal injury collisions, on public roads (including footways), involving at least one ridden horse and another vehicle in Great Britain 2024.In 15 cases, a police officer attended the scene of the collision and recorded at least ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Horse RidingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which equestrian organisations her Department has consulted in developing its approach to equestrian road safety.
Answer: When carrying out the review of The Highway Code to improve road safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders, the Department for Transport worked closely with an expert stakeholder group from the outset representing different users of the road inclu...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of sanitary and phytosanitary transfers between the UK and EU since 2020 on the economy.
Answer: The Government is required to conduct an impact assessment when new or changing policies, strategies, services or projects are proposed that could have a significant impact on the economy, business, voluntary organisations, or the environment. Defra imple...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement on the number of cross-border transfers of livestock since 2020.
Answer: We have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Area which will slash costs and remove red tape. The removal of the need for Export Health Certification would save trading businesses up to £200 per consignment each time goods are ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBirdsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to monitor the population of Cirl Buntings in (a) Devon and (b) Cornwall.
Answer: There is currently no active monitoring carried out by, or funded by, Defra. However, current agri-environment schemes provide funding for farmers to provide suitable habitat to support Cirl Bunting.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has included requirements for sovereign AI capability in contracts awarded under the Federated Data Platform.
Answer: A mandatory requirement across all awarded contracts under the NHS Federated Data Platform is that any processing of data, whether involving artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities or not, must adhere to strict UK data governance regulations. This expli...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ProcurementDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on sovereign AI capability through public sector procurement contracts since 10 September 2025.
Answer: Ministers and officials regularly meet with their counterparts in other departments to discuss important matters, such as sovereign AI capability and procurement policy The Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence, established earlier this year following t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic GovernmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what potential providers in the private sector her Department has had discussions with on the GOV.UK Wallet policy.
Answer: Since the announcement of the GOV.UK Wallet in January, DSIT has met with providers of digital identity services on multiple occasions. This included events on 14th May and 29th July, the first of which was attended by over 60 representatives from the sec...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) Apple, (b) Google and (c) other technology companies on delivering digital identity schemes.
Answer: The Government will start a public consultation on the new digital ID by the end of the year and has naturally begun engaging with key stakeholders, including charities, trade unions, trade bodies and associations, businesses and local government leaders ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which organisations her Department has met with as part of the development of digital identity proposals.
Answer: The Government will start a public consultation on the new digital ID by the end of the year and has naturally begun engaging with key stakeholders, including charities, trade unions, trade bodies and associations, businesses and local government leaders ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are considered digitally excluded in (a) the South West and (b) the UK.
Answer: We know that digital exclusion is a complex issue and the evidence base is significant but fragmented. Ofcom data from 2025 reports that 5% of households in the UK do not have access to the internet and that, in the South West of England, 7% of the popula...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what definition of digital inclusion her Department uses for monitoring progress against the Digital Inclusion Action Plan.
Answer: We know that digital exclusion is a complex issue and the evidence base is significant but fragmented. Ofcom data from 2025 reports that 5% of households in the UK do not have access to the internet and that, in the South West of England, 7% of the popula...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Older PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76118 on Digital Technology: Older People, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle the impact of digital exclus
Answer: Tackling digital exclusion, which disproportionately impacts certain demographics including older people, is a priority for Government.That is why we published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan which outlines the first five actions we are taking over the ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 63915 on Digital Technology: Proof of Identity, what discussions the government has had with private sector bodies regarding digital ID
Answer: The Government will start a public consultation on the new digital ID by the end of the year and has naturally begun engaging with key stakeholders, including charities, trade unions, trade bodies and associations, businesses and local government leaders ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 63915 on Digital Technology: Proof of Identity, for what reason the Government has now taken such steps.
Answer: The Government has announced plans for a new national digital identity credential to be available to UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over. This will make it easier for people to securely access the services they are entitled to, where they wan...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Devon: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the planned (a) budgetary reductions and (b) structural reorganisation in NHS Devon on (i) waiting times for surgery and (ii) emer
Answer: No formal assessment has been made on the potential impact of the planned budgetary reductions and structural reorganisation in NHS Devon on waiting times for surgery and emergency care.Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the abolition of NHS E...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Devon: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish an impact assessment for the NHS Devon Integrated Care Board’s proposed 2025–26 financial plan that includes information on the services that may be (a) restructured
Answer: NHS Devon’s 2025/26 financial plan is being developed in line with national planning guidance and forms part of the wider five-year Medium Term Financial Plan. The plan is focused on achieving financial sustainability while improving health outcomes and r...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Devon: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of planned changes to funding for NHS services in Devon on (a) health inequalities and (b) funding for public health programmes.
Answer: NHS Devon’s financial planning aligns with the NHS England planning round. The integrated care board is developing detailed commissioning intentions to allocate resources in line with its five-year Health and Care Strategy. This strategy prioritises tackl...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: South WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) transparency and (b) public accountability during the implementation of the new integrated care board cluster for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of
Answer: To deliver the required reduction in running costs in 2025/26, a number of integrated care boards (ICBs) will cluster together to share leadership and functions so resources can be directed to frontline services. ICBs have a crucial role as strategic comm...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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