Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Written questions
Events Industry: Rescue ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026WithdrawnUIN 23540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to proposed changes to require mountain, search and rescue teams to register with the CQC event healthcare standard, what assessment her Department has made of the poten
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEvents Industry: Rescue ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026WithdrawnUIN 23539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of including mountain, search and rescue teams in the event healthcare standard on (a) volunteer teams in the industry's workload,
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on local communities of placing Dawlish and Teignmouth in different unitary authority areas under the proposed Devon local go
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDevon and Torbay Combined County AuthorityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for the governance of the Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority during the transition to new unitary authorities; and how and when the Authority's interim
Answer: As set out in the Summary of the local government reorganisation process, published on GOV.UK on 25 July 2025, secondary legislation will be prepared for the 14 areas involved, including Devon and Torbay. In parallel, the Government will undertake work to...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, where responsibility for the delivery and monitoring of housing targets in Devon will sit under the proposed local government reorganisation; and from what date those arrangement
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are available to review and amend local government boundaries where proposed reorganisation would place communities within more than one unitary authority area; a
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure effective local representation for towns, villages and smaller settlements within new unitary authorities in Devon.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is planning to take to ensure equitable representation and service provision between parished and unparished areas under the proposed new unitary authorities in De
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDartmoor National Park AuthorityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation in Devon on the governance and independence of Dartmoor National Park Authority; and what steps
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) programme for local government reorganisation will introduce changes to the local authorities responsible for providing board members for multiple National Parks in England, as laid out i...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the Department made of the long-term financial sustainability of the proposed Devon Country and Coast unitary authority.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024Department for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Competition and Markets Authority has met with representatives of (a) Apple and (b) Google on the implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (
Answer: Since October 2025, the CMA has met with representatives of Apple and Google on the implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. The digital markets competition regime was designed to be highly participative, with engagement ...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS dental funding levels on the recruitment and retention of dentists providing NHS care.
Answer: Since July 2024, the Government has been rebuilding a broken National Health Service dentistry system. We have delivered 1.8 million more dental treatments and reduced the underspend from £392 million in 2023/24 to just £36 million in 2024/25, maximising ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional recurrent funding will be provided alongside implementation of the proposed NHS dental contract reforms.
Answer: We are committed to reforming the dental contract by the end of this Parliament, with a focus on matching resources to need, improving access, promoting prevention, and rewarding dentists fairly, while enabling the whole dental team to work to the top of ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: PalantirDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the HL1033, 6 July 2026, how many times the audit trail for access to data on the National Data Integration Tenant has been reviewed or audited since its implementation, and what the ou
Answer: The current access management process for the National Data Integration Tenant (NDIT) was implemented in November 2025. All access and user activity is strictly monitored and audited by a dedicated NHS England team as part of a regular assurance process, ...
Answered 18 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for a list of models available of use on the NHS AI Platform, and the name of any intermediary entities between the NHS user and the model providers.
Answer: There currently is no National Health Service artificial intelligence platform. The Department therefore does not hold a list of models available for use on such a platform, nor a list of intermediary entities between NHS users and model providers for tha...
Answered 18 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Pharmacy: Data ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England's guidance entitled Preventing unlawful access to patient records, published on the 8th July applies to a) data held in General Practice, b) data accessed from pharmacies partic
Answer: The Stopping unlawful access to records guidance for health and care professionals applies to any patient data, and to anyone working in the National Health Service, or under contract to the NHS, with the potential to access patient records. This would in...
Answered 18 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17527More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to FOI2025/18430 and Internal Review IR2026/03033, concerning background papers relating to the meeting on 28 August 2019 attended by Boris Johnson, Peter Thiel and Dominic Cummings, what specific
Answer: As set out in its response of 4 February 2026, the Cabinet Office recognises that there is a public interest in the transparency in how it makes decisions on responses to written parliamentary questions. However, effective responses to written parliamenta...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17526More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 117973, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the (a) scale, (b) scope and (c) criticality of the services provided by Palantir with the servi
Answer: Suppliers are chosen as cross Government Strategic Suppliers following a supplier segmentation exercise based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide. Those that are viewed as having the highest levels against these three criteria...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on (a) the use of artificial intelligence tools within the Federated Data Platform and (b) any capabilities for (i) summarisation, (b) research, (c) inference,
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) includes artificial intelligence (AI) capability through the Artificial Intelligence Platform, and this supports AI-enabled workflows within the NHS FDP, subject to governance, access controls, information governance,...
Answered 18 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: RobotsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of autonomous robots on pavements on a) disabled people b) blind people c) those with a mobility aid d) those with a guide dog and e) wheelchair users.
Answer: Advances in technology have the potential to boost our economy and undertake dangerous jobs such as highways maintenance, but it is important the safety of pedestrians and vulnerable road users is put first.We have announced that we intend to trial paveme...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: RobotsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce regulations on autonomous robots on pavements.
Answer: The Government has announced that it will facilitate new trials of pavement delivery robots through powers in the Regulating for Growth Bill.This will be done with a view to creating a clear, lawful route to market for pavement delivery robots that protec...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the delay in publishing the UK hydrogen strategy on a) investment into the UK Hydrogen market and b) companies transitioning from gas to
Answer: We understand the importance of providing clarity to businesses across the hydrogen sector, including investors and companies that may transition to hydrogen. We plan to publish the Hydrogen Strategy, alongside a package of other policy documents, as soon...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: BusinessDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support businesses reliant on gas that are unable to transition to electric, to support them moving to hydrogen.
Answer: We recognise that hydrogen will play an important but focused role in decarbonising hard‑to‑electrify industrial sectors, particularly within industrial clusters where shared transport and storage infrastructure can be developed efficiently. The Hydrogen ...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support the development of Hydrogen Storage.
Answer: Hydrogen has the potential to support decarbonisation and economic growth across the UK, including through low carbon dispatchable power and inter-seasonal energy storage, to help balance a renewables-based power system. We are progressing the design of t...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIntellectual Property Office: PatentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to question 5167 on Patents: Disclosure of Information, what recent discussions the minister has had with major companies on the effectiveness of the IPO online search tool.
Answer: The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) regularly engages with key stakeholders and users to inform the development and improvement of its intellectual property search services. Feedback gathered through this engagement is considered and, where appropriate...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
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