Mary Glindon MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Climate Change: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the forthcoming climate action plan.
Answer: My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a number of issues.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate Education: ChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of childcare support for PhD researchers on the demographics of people who take up studentships.
Answer: Student parents are eligible for the universal 15 hours of free early education which is available to all 3 and 4-year-olds regardless of family circumstances. Students who work in addition to studying may be eligible for 30 hours free childcare if they m...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate Education: ChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to PhD researchers with the costs of childcare.
Answer: Student parents are eligible for the universal 15 hours of free early education which is available to all 3 and 4-year-olds regardless of family circumstances. Students who work in addition to studying may be eligible for 30 hours free childcare if they m...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made in launching Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: This Government has committed to up to fifty Young Futures Hubs to be launched over the next four years. The first eight early adopter hubs will be operational by the end of this financial year, backed by a £2m investment and targeted in areas with high l...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of safeguards to prevent the misuse of private prosecutions for vexatious purposes.
Answer: The Government recognises that vexatious private prosecutions are a serious problem. There are established mechanisms for dealing with vexatious applications. In deciding whether to issue a summons for an individual or organisation to bring a private pros...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that private prosecutions are not misused for vexatious purposes.
Answer: The Government recognises that vexatious private prosecutions are a serious problem. There are established mechanisms for dealing with vexatious applications. In deciding whether to issue a summons for an individual or organisation to bring a private pros...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of research into postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: The Department funds health and care 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 NHS, universities, local government, other ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards on steps to improve access to care for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs), with oversight from NHS England, have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local populations, including for those with PoTS.We are investing in additional capacity to deliver appoin...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards on the time it takes to be diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs), with oversight from NHS England, have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local populations, including for those with PoTS.We are investing in additional capacity to deliver appoin...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Sign LanguageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the minimum British Sign Language level required is for communication support workers in his Department.
Answer: The minimum BSL sign levels required for DWP communication support workers are: RSLI (Registered Sign Language Interpreter) has Level 6 BSL and an Interpreting qualification (NVQ or Degree). TSLI (Trainee Registered Sign Language) has level 6 BSL and is e...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of rental properties with an EPC rating of (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D and (e) E in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
Answer: The Department publishes data through the English Housing Survey (EHS) on the EPC rating of properties by tenure for all of England (DA7101), and the EPC rating of properties across all tenures for the North East (DA7102). However, the English Housing Sur...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Hire ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing an electric vehicle social leasing scheme.
Answer: Government incentives are targeted to where they will deliver the most impact and the greatest value for money to the taxpayer. We have recently introduced the Electric Car Grant, which is available to private buyers of new zero emission vehicles, as well...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRegistration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil PartnershipsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Local Authority Registration and Coroner Services Association on their planned timescale to develop a professional qualification for registrars.
Answer: The General Register Office for England and Wales, (part of the Home Office) has had no discussions with the Local Authority Registration and Coroner Services Association on their planned timescale to develop a professional qualification for registrars.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRegistration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil PartnershipsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing signage in register offices that state (a) marriage and (b) civil partnership can cause a will to be revoked.
Answer: There is currently no plan to introduce signage about wills in register offices.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Tyne and WearDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund applications that received match-funding in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) North Tyneside in (i) 2023-24 and (ii) 20
Answer: The table below confirms the information requested. Financial yearNewcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside ApplicationsMatch fundedApplicationsMatch funded2023/245725302024/25431441
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Tyne and WearDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of children with approved Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund applications in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) North Tyneside in (i) 2023-24 and (ii) 2024-25
Answer: The table below confirms the information requested. Financial yearNewcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside ApplicationsMatch fundedApplicationsMatch funded2023/245725302024/25431441
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government finances on the ability of local authorities to fund additional therapy above the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund's fair a
Answer: The adoption and special guardianship support fund provides up to £3,000 per child annually for therapeutic support. The department has assessed that £3,000 can fund an average of 19-20 hours of therapy, on the basis of median hourly rates for contact tim...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review published on 2 June 2025, when an announcement will be made of the sites of the six new munitions factories.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review committed to build at least six new energetics and munitions factories in the UK. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently developing a plan to deliver this commitment alongside our wider Defence Industrial Strategy, deliver...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceTreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77057More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on incentives to refurbish void properties in the social housing sector.
Answer: The Government confirmed an initial £1.29bn of funding for the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund 2025-2028 at the 2024 Autumn Budget. The Government will provide £13.2bn of housing retrofit funding to 2030, delivering our manifesto pledge. Residential renov...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceTreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77056More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of zero-rating VAT on the refurbishment of social housing.
Answer: The Government confirmed an initial £1.29bn of funding for the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund 2025-2028 at the 2024 Autumn Budget. The Government will provide £13.2bn of housing retrofit funding to 2030, delivering our manifesto pledge. Residential renov...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: Tyne and WearDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73856 on Long Covid: Health Services, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to long Covid care for people in (a) Newcastle upo
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning specialist services for long COVID that meet the needs of their population, subject to local prioritisation and funding. For Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside, this is the North East and...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNorway: Type 26 FrigatesMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision of Norway to purchase five Type 26 frigates from BAE Systems on businesses in the North East.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence (Lord Coaker), on 16 September 2025 to Question number HL10176 in the House of Lords. The Norwegian Government’s announcement on 31 August 20...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review published on 2 June 2025, whether his Department has considered establishing one of the new munitions factories in the North East.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review committed to build at least six new energetics and munitions factories in the UK. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently developing a plan to deliver this commitment alongside our wider Defence Industrial Strategy, deliver...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: Risk ManagementDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including guidance on the role of internal audit in providing independent assurance on telecommunications security risks, i
Answer: The Government keeps the financial health of the market under close review and Ofcom have powers to request financial information from providers. The Telecommunications Security Code of Practice provides guidance on how communications providers can meet s...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: Risk ManagementDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of governance arrangements for broadband providers regulated by Ofcom, in the context of the open letter from the Chartered Institute of Int
Answer: The Government keeps the financial health of the market under close review and Ofcom have powers to request financial information from providers. The Telecommunications Security Code of Practice provides guidance on how communications providers can meet s...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
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