Martin Wrigley MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Mortgages: RegulationTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91221More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the Financial Conduct Authority's commercial mortgage regulations to only apply when a problem is observed and a complaint raised.
Answer: Unlike residential mortgages, commercial mortgages are not typically regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgages: RegulationTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91220More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Financial Conduct Authority regulations on commercial mortgages.
Answer: Unlike residential mortgages, commercial mortgages are not typically regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPulmonary Fibrosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to improve preventative measures for pulmonary fibrosis.
Answer: The causes of pulmonary fibrosis can be uncertain. However, measures exist to prevent the industrial exposure related causes of pulmonary fibrosis such as The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 and The Management of Health and Safe...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPulmonary Fibrosis: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase research funding for pulmonary fibrosis.
Answer: The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health, and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, local government, o...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPulmonary Fibrosis: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase funding for research for pulmonary fibrosis.
Answer: The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health, and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, local government, o...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to move funding away from being centered in the London and the Home Counties and towards research projects in (a) Devon and (b) other areas of the UK.
Answer: The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research infrastructure spans England in order to build research capacity, including in Devon.The NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) i...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support patients with pulmonary fibrosis in Devon.
Answer: Royal Devon University Hospital provides a regional interstitial lung disease service covering Devon. The team provides clinical care, support, and access to services such as pulmonary rehabilitation. Patients with pulmonary fibrosis may attend pulmonary ...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: AerialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to increase competition in the telecoms tower market.
Answer: The government is committed to a competitive mobile market where consumers and business have access to high-quality, secure and affordable connectivity. We will publish a Mobile Market Review call for evidence in the coming months to help better understan...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: AerialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring tower companies to (a) improve coverage and (b) re-invest in new sites.
Answer: Tower companies play a key role in the market; they deliver the physical infrastructure that hosts telecommunications equipment. This allows mobile network operators to provide communities and businesses across the UK with the mobile coverage they need an...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department holds information on the average rental income for telecommunication providers (a) before and (b) after the Electronic Communications Code 2017 was implemented.
Answer: In the impact assessment produced in 2016 to accompany the 2017 reforms, it was anticipated that there would be a reduction in rents from operators to landowners but that it would be difficult to precisely predict the effect of the reforms on rental payme...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information her Department holds on the number of telecommunication landlords that have ceased to host infrastructure since the Electronic Communications Code 2017 was implemented.
Answer: The Department has not undertaken comprehensive monitoring of the number of active Code agreements following the 2017 reforms. However, based on Ofcom reporting, 4G geographic coverage from at least one operator has increased from 78% in 2017 to 96% in Ju...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Draft regulations to commence Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022, published on 7 May 2025, what recent discus
Answer: The technical consultation on draft regulations to commence Sections 61 – 64 of the Act, dealing with certain Renewal agreements closed on 2 July 2025. The department received submissions from a range of stakeholders in response to the consultation, inclu...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record5GDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the potential impact of the merger of Vodafone and Three on the rollout of 5G.
Answer: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is an independent regulator and Government has no role in merger and remedies decisions on a competition basis. The Secretary of State has not discussed the potential impacts of the merger of Vodafone and Three ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Draft regulations to commence Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022, published on 7 May 2025, what assessment sh
Answer: No specific assessment of the impact of ‘no network’ valuation on landowners’ willingness to rent land for telecommunications purposes has been carried out. Under the Electronic Communications Code (“ECC”), in addition to rent payments, landowners may als...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the consultation on the Draft regulations to commence Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022, which closed on 7 May 2
Answer: Subject to considering the consultation responses, we intend to finalise the draft regulations relating to the renewals provisions, contained in Sections 61-64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 ( the “Renewal Provision...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to publish the findings of the consultation on the Draft regulations to commence Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022,
Answer: Subject to considering the consultation responses, we intend to finalise the draft regulations relating to the renewals provisions, contained in Sections 61-64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 ( the “Renewal Provision...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record5GDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Electronic Communication Code 2017 on 5G rollout.
Answer: The aim of the 2017 reforms was to encourage investment in digital networks and improve coverage and connectivity across the UK. Our ambition is that all populated areas will have higher-quality standalone 5G by 2030. We are committed to removing barriers...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) mental health challenges receive (i) adequate and (ii) consistent support through Access to Work.
Answer: In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of Access to Work and how to improve the scheme so that it helps more disabled people in work. Since Access to Work was first designed, the style, scope and cost of the support that people re...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Access to Work scheme in supporting disabled people into (a) sustained employment and (b) meaningful work experience.
Answer: No changes have been made to Access to Work policy. We will be reviewing all aspects of the Scheme now that the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation has closed. We are considering responses to the consultation and will set out our plans in due course...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of providers that have ceased offering Access to Work services due to (a) systemic delays and (b) insufficient funding since January 2025.
Answer: We have interpreted “providers” to mean support workers, third parties, and stakeholders who deliver support to Access to Work customers.The Department does not hold data on how many providers may have ceased offering Access to Work services due to (a) sy...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of changes to Access to Work funding on job coaching and support service providers.
Answer: No changes have been made to Access to Work policy, and we will announce any changes prior to them being implemented. The Department faces significant challenges assessing the effectiveness of Access to Work due to the difficulty in establishing a counter...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken by her Department to make decisions relating to disability benefits.
Answer: To reduce decision times for disability benefits, we have deployed additional staff and we continue to prioritise urgent cases while monitoring demand and addressing backlogs where necessary. These actions have led to faster processing of new claims, with...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Work ExperienceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work placements have been (a) delayed or (b) cancelled due to delays in processing Access to Work applications in the past 12 months.
Answer: We are committed to reducing the time taken to process Access to Work applications and are considering the best way to deliver that for customers. We have increased the number of staff processing Access to Work applications. We prioritise applications fro...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Work ExperienceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department hold on the average processing time for Access to Work grant applications for work experience placements.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the average processing time for Access to Work grant applications specifically for work experience placements. These applications are included within the overall processing times for Access to Work.For details on the a...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure the adequacy of Access to Work grants to fund the support requirements of employers offering placements.
Answer: Funding has been secured to continue the scheme for the entire Spending Review period. In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of Access to Work and how to improve the scheme so that it helps more disabled people in work. Since Acc...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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