Martin Wrigley MP: written questions 2025
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NHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to ensure retired NHS staff do not suffer financial hardship due to late pension payments.
Answer: The Department regularly meets with the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), which is responsible for administering the NHS Pension Scheme, to discuss performance levels. These discussions include the current increase in processing times for initial ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWritten Questions: Government ResponsesLeader of the HouseTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89020More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Point of Order from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 29 October 2025, what recent guidance he has sent to Departments on paragraph 221 of the Guide to Parliamentary Work, published in Nov
Answer: The government's position regarding the relationship between the treatment of requests for information through parliamentary questions and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 - as set out in the Guide to Parliamentary Work - is unchanged.I have written to...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring vape liquid and vapes to be sold separately.
Answer: The Government is currently exploring a range of topics related to vaping and nicotine products.On 8 October, we launched a call for evidence which examines the size and shape of vapes, vape-like devices and tanks, the components of vaping products, as we...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the two-child benefit cap on working class people in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: Statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of 2 children are published annually and provide various breakdowns including by households with someone earning. The latest publication, with April 2025 data, is published here: Universal ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88031More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to respond to the Freedom of Information Act request of 7 October 2025 by the hon. Member for Newton Abbot regarding meetings between Boris Johnson and Peter Thiel.
Answer: The Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires that requests are answered promptly and no later than 20 working days after receipt. Cabinet Office responded to the hon. Member’s request on 5 November 2025, within the statutory time limit.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Educational VisitsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce a discounted ticketing scheme for schools who want to take the train for school trips.
Answer: All Department for Transport contracted operators offer some form of group discount, with some offering substantial savings for groups of 10 or more people. Additionally, many train operators participate in the GroupSave offer, for groups of three to nine...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 86440 on Deposit Return Schemes, if she will take steps to ensure the deposit return scheme allows (a) bottles and (b) other depos
Answer: Thank you for your interest in the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). The objectives of DRS include boosting recycling levels, reducing littering, and offering greater opportunities to collect higher quality, uncontaminated materials in greater quantities. In p...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 October 2024 to Question 6887 on Plastics: Pollution, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the plastic waste export regime in promoting domestic
Answer: Defra is reviewing the role of plastic waste exports as part of the Government’s wider efforts to improve management of this waste. Our focus is on ensuring a level playing field for domestic recyclers whilst realising our environmental objectives, and an...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July to Question 65984 on NHS Databases, what assessment he has made of the challenges of hosting the NHS Federated Data Platform on cloud services.
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) Programme Team in NHS England have conducted a comprehensive assessment of the technical, operational, regulatory, and public trust considerations associated with hosting the platform on cloud services. It is a contra...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what team in her Department produced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations
Answer: The Cyber Security & Digital Identity Directorate within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) are the policy owners of the overall PSTI regime and led the development of the draft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrast...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much paid civil service time did it take to create The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) (
Answer: The UK is the most targeted country in Europe for cyber-attacks and with most connected products used here manufactured abroad, so developing these Regulations required collaboration with international partners to reduce complexity for manufacturers and c...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological Disorder: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a framework model for functional neurological disorder (FND) care, including (a) FND care pathways, (b) the requirement for multidisciplinary
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) included information on functional neurological disorder (FND) in its guideline Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral, code NG127, which covers symptoms and the appropriate...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England Medium Term Planning Framework – delivering change together 2026/27 to 2028/29, published 24 October 2025, what steps his Department is taking to measure the same
Answer: As part of our recently published Medium-Term Planning Framework, we have introduced a new and ambitious target to ensure all urgent appointments are provided on the same day, so that patients requiring urgent care are prioritised, irrespective of how the...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England Medium Term Planning Framework – delivering change together 2026/27 to 2028/29, published on 24 October 2025, what plans he has to consult the Royal College of Gen
Answer: As part of our recently published Medium-Term Planning Framework, we have introduced a new and ambitious target to ensure all urgent appointments are provided on the same day, so that patients requiring urgent care are prioritised, irrespective of how the...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase cancer survivability rates in Devon.
Answer: Early cancer diagnosis is a key priority for the Government, as the chances of survival are higher if cancer is diagnosed at an early stage.The Department recognises that cancer patients, including those with in Devon, are often waiting too long for refer...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve breast cancer screening rates in Devon.
Answer: The Government is taking a range of actions to improve participation in breast screening in Devon, through the NHS Breast Screening Programme. These actions include:creating videos for different audiences, such as people with a learning disability or deme...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCorporation TaxTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86870More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Prime Minster will have discussions with his international colleagues at the next G20 on raising the international corporate tax rate to 21%.
Answer: The global minimum tax project is the result of an agreement reached by members of the G20/OECD Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting to reduce profit shifting by large multinationals. Under the global minimum tax, large MNE groups will ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Newton AbbotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) dentists currently accepting NHS patients, (b) NHS dental appointments offered each month and (c) patients seeking NHS dentistry in Newton
Answer: Data is not held on the number of National Health Service dental appointments offered each month.As of 3 November 2025, there were nine NHS dentist practices in the Newton Abbot constituency, with two showing as ‘accepting new child patients when availabi...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Newton AbbotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of NHS dentists in the Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Newton Abbot constituency, t...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPsilocybinHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of asking the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to review their scheduling of Psilocybin.
Answer: Psilocybin is controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (‘the 1971 Act’) and placed in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (‘the 2001 Regulations’). Drugs are typically placed in Schedule 1 when there is no established medical use in th...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastic Packaging TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86441More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase the (a) Plastic Packaging Tax rate and (b) recycled content requirement to promote domestic recycling.
Answer: The Plastic Packaging Tax was introduced in April 2022 under the previous government and provides a price incentive for businesses to use recycled plastic in the manufacture of plastic packaging – thereby stimulating the collection and recycling of plasti...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made towards the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme in 2027.
Answer: The Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Earlier this year, the UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd were appointed to operate the schemes in England, Northern Ireland and...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic merits of increasing levels of transparency over copyrighted works that are being used by generative AI developers to (
Answer: The Government recently consulted on several topics relating to the interaction between copyright and artificial intelligence (AI), including seeking views on increasing levels of transparency over the use of copyright material in AI model development.The...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans she has to ensure that the Government’s expert working groups on AI and copyright help increase levels of transparency that copyright holders have over the use of their copyr
Answer: We are establishing technical working groups to inform our approach to copyright and AI. They will be designed to bring together both British and global companies, alongside voices beyond the AI and creative sectors. A range of issues will be discussed, i...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled Creative and AI sectors kick-off next steps in finding solutions to AI and copyright, published 16 July 2025, whether the
Answer: We are establishing technical working groups to inform our approach to copyright and AI. They will be designed to bring together both British and global companies, alongside voices beyond the AI and creative sectors. A range of issues will be discussed, i...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
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