Martin Wrigley MP: written questions 2026
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General PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the GP partnership model on delivering continuity of care.
Answer: We recognise that the general practice (GP) partnership model has many strengths, including its role in supporting continuity of care. GP partnerships often have deep local knowledge and long-standing relationships with their registered patient population...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to retain the GP partnership model.
Answer: We remain committed to the general practice (GP) partnership model and recognise its many strengths, including efficiency, innovation, and continuity of care. GP partnerships deliver high-quality care to patients all over the country. As set out in the 10...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Codes of PracticeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on the Code of Practice consultation.
Answer: I wish to assure the hon. Member that this government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector. The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the op...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: South WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot during the Oral Statement of 21 January 2026 on Water White Paper, Official Report column 347, i
Answer: I would be happy to meet the hon. Member to discuss this matter.
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ICT and SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department uses to assess requirements to rebuild underlying data analytics architecture, undertake fresh security accreditation and retrain personnel.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) keeps its data analytics infrastructure, security assurance processes and workforce skills under continual review. Decisions to rebuild underlying data analytics architecture are based on whether current systems remain aligne...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: Software and DatabasesCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107536More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resilience of critical national infrastructure that relies on software or data platforms supplied by Palantir.
Answer: The government works closely with critical national infrastructure operators, alongside our national technical authorities and industry partners, to ensure preparedness for the diverse range of threats and risks the UK faces.The government does not genera...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge Scheme: Reciprocal ArrangementsCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107535More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 104268 on Blue Badge Scheme: EU Countries, if he will hold discussions with his EU counterparts at the next UK–EU summit on EU recognition of the UK-issued B
Answer: The majority of EU Member States already recognise Blue Badges. In 2025, the UK agreed further mutual recognition with France and agreed in the 2025 strategic bilateral framework with Spain to work to sign an arrangement to ensure mutual recognition of pa...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals: DevonDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) products and (b) geographic areas have been allocated funding as designated critical minerals sites in Devon.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not designate any products or geographic areas as dedicated critical mineral sites.Following Spending Review 2025, new funding of up to £50 million will be made available by DBT to support critical mineral projec...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is issued to Legal Aid providers on the appropriate use of public funds for disputes that do not materially affect housing safety or security.
Answer: The scope of legal aid for housing matters is set out under paragraphs 33-35 of Schedule 1 to Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. This includes civil legal services relating to loss of home and ancillary housing, debt...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the Legal Aid Agency monitors whether legally aided housing cases are being actively resolved.
Answer: The scope of legal aid for housing matters is set out under paragraphs 33-35 of Schedule 1 to Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. This includes civil legal services relating to loss of home and ancillary housing, debt...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to the Legal Aid Agency was per housing dispute in each of the last five years.
Answer: The scope of legal aid for housing matters is set out under paragraphs 33-35 of Schedule 1 to Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. This includes civil legal services relating to loss of home and ancillary housing, debt...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what checks and balances are in place to ensure that Legal Aid funding in housing disputes is used proportionately.
Answer: The scope of legal aid for housing matters is set out under paragraphs 33-35 of Schedule 1 to Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. This includes civil legal services relating to loss of home and ancillary housing, debt...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106673More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to respond to the Freedom of Information Act request by the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on records of meetings between Boris Johnson and Peter Thiel.
Answer: The Cabinet Office responded to the Hon. Member’s request on 8 January 2026, within the statutory time limit.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBoris Johnson and Peter ThielCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106037More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January to Question 103976 on Boris Johnson and Peter Thiel, what searches he conducted to determine whether there is any (a) physical and (b) other form of record of a meeting betwe
Answer: All of the records of former Prime Ministers are held by the Cabinet Office Public Records and Archives unit. The unit searched both physical and digital records. The physical record of the meeting is brief, simply noting the timing of the meeting, and th...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBoris Johnson and Peter ThielCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105999More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 103976 on Boris Johnson and Peter Thiel, if he will publish the physical record.
Answer: All of the records of former Prime Ministers are held by the Cabinet Office Public Records and Archives unit. The unit searched both physical and digital records. The physical record of the meeting is brief, simply noting the timing of the meeting, and th...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105900More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether use of the digital ID scheme will be mandatory for renting properties.
Answer: No. The Government does not propose making it mandatory to have the national digital ID for proving the right to rent a property.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals relating to the use of judge-only trials for certain criminal offences.
Answer: We intend to introduce legislation to deliver structural reforms to the criminal courts, announced by the Deputy Prime Minister on 2 December 2025 in response to Part 1 of Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review, as soon as parliamentary time allows.
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on 12 January, whether his Department will apply weighted criteria in the current phase of Local Government Reorga
Answer: All proposals must have regard to the statutory guidance that was part of the statutory invitation issued on 5 February 2025. This set out six criteria for unitary local government covering issues such as size, sensible geographies, efficiencies, financia...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on 12 January, whether any weighting framework will be used to assess revised proposals for Local Government Reorg
Answer: All proposals must have regard to the statutory guidance that was part of the statutory invitation issued on 5 February 2025. This set out six criteria for unitary local government covering issues such as size, sensible geographies, efficiencies, financia...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the impact of Physical Infrastructure Access costs on the deployment of fibre optic broadband in rural areas.
Answer: As the independent regulator for telecommunications, Ofcom is responsible for making regulatory decisions in the fixed telecoms sector, including on the Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product, and is currently finalising its Telecoms Access Review.D...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHighway Code: PublicityDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to create a public awareness campaign to promote the new highway code rules.
Answer: Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users.That is why on 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vis...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104274More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2026 to Question 100730, whether electronic messages held in the Private Office of the then Prime Minister on 28 August 2019 would ordinarily have been assigned subject classi
Answer: The guidance in place in August 2019 has been published by the National Archives: https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/popapersguidance2009.pdf
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge Scheme: EU CountriesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to (a) publish guidance and (b) pursue agreements to help improve certainty for UK Blue Badge holders driving in EU member states.
Answer: The Blue Badge scheme in the UK is administered and enforced by local authorities and applies to on-street parking locations only. While the UK has informal reciprocal arrangements with EU Member States, acceptance of any non-UK badge is ultimately a matt...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge Scheme: EU CountriesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on disabled drivers of levels of recognition of UK Blue Badges across EU member states.
Answer: The Blue Badge scheme in the UK is administered and enforced by local authorities and applies to on-street parking locations only. While the UK has informal reciprocal arrangements with EU Member States, acceptance of any non-UK badge is ultimately a matt...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge Scheme: EU CountriesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to seek mutual recognition of UK Blue Badges for disabled drivers when travelling in EU member states.
Answer: The Blue Badge scheme in the UK is administered and enforced by local authorities and applies to on-street parking locations only. While the UK has informal reciprocal arrangements with EU Member States, acceptance of any non-UK badge is ultimately a matt...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
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