Mary Glindon MP: written questions
176 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Syria: Minority GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recent reports of attacks on Alawite communities in Syria.
Answer: The events in Syria at the start of March 2025 were deeply concerning and reports that large numbers of civilians have been killed are horrific. We are working as quickly as possible to establish from reliable sources of information what exactly happened ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGalileo SystemDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of rejoining the Galileo scheme.
Answer: The Government is implementing the October 2023 Government Policy Framework for Greater Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Resilience, which will provide greater resilience for the PNT services that the UK relies upon in the event of any disruption to ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDialysis Machines: RepaymentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of standardising reimbursement for all types of home dialysis.
Answer: There are no plans to undertake an assessment of the potential merits of standardising reimbursement for all types of home dialysis, or to reduce variance in payments. Commissioned renal providers in England have a contractual obligation to reimburse the ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDialysis Machines: TemperatureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by Kidney Care UK entitled Left Out in the Cold, published on 30 March 2023; and if he will take steps
Answer: There are no plans to undertake an assessment of the potential merits of standardising reimbursement for all types of home dialysis, or to reduce variance in payments. Commissioned renal providers in England have a contractual obligation to reimburse the ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Oral Statement from the Minister for Development of 28 January 2025 on Gaza: Humanitarian Situation, Official Report, Column 185, what recent assessment
Answer: Despite the welcome ceasefire, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains extremely challenging. The UK is pressing Israel to increase the volume and type of goods, like shelter items and medical equipment, entering Gaza. The Foreign Secretary raised thi...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31982More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to hold discussions with the EU on enabling UK citizens to extend their stay in the Schengen Area for more than 90 days in a 180 day period; and if he has made an assessment of the p
Answer: The UK and the EU allow for visa-free short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third country nationals. The UK allows EU citizens short-term visa-free travel for up to six months. Meanwhile, the EU allows for travel within the Sche...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurofibromatosis: Breast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase awareness among women with Neurofibromatosis type 1 that they are entitled to breast screening from the age of 40; and whether he has made an assessment of the pot
Answer: The NHS Breast Screening Programme invites women between the ages of 50 and 71 years old to a screening every three years. However, women with an increased risk of breast cancer, such as those with neurofibromatosis type 1, are invited for screening from ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurofibromatosis: Breast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to ensure that women with Neurofibromatosis type 1 are informed of their increased risk of breast cancer at an early age.
Answer: The NHS Breast Screening Programme invites women between the ages of 50 and 71 years old to a screening every three years. However, women with an increased risk of breast cancer, such as those with neurofibromatosis type 1, are invited for screening from ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRepossession Orders: Tyne and WearMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many households received a possession proceedings order after receiving a Section 21 notice in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) North Tyneside in 2024; and what proportion of those households had to pay court
Answer: The information requested is not held. The Ministry of Justice publishes data about possession proceedings at: Mortgage and landlord possession statistics: October to December 2024 - GOV.UK.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ArrearsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving people who have missed a single council tax payment more than seven days to pay before the remaining annual s
Answer: Local councils are responsible for the collection and enforcement of council tax and have powers to agree alternative payment plans at any point in the collection process. The government’s guidance on council tax collection makes clear that councils are e...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Debt CollectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the level of reasonable costs that local authorities can recover when issuing a liability order for council tax arrears.
Answer: Councils are responsible for the collection and enforcement of council tax, and it is for them to assess the reasonable costs incurred in issuing a liability order. This is an important matter which the government continues to keep under review. The gover...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: ResearchDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is her policy that only charities accredited by the Gambling Commission will be eligible for funding under the statutory levy for gambling research, prevention and treatment of gamblin
Answer: Since 1 January 2020, operators have been required to direct their annual financial contribution for gambling research, prevention and treatment as required by Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) SR code 3.1.1 to one or more of the organisatio...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarers: LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timeline is for the review of the implementation of unpaid carer's leave.
Answer: The Plan to Make Work Pay set out a commitment to review the implementation of Carer’s Leave, and that work is now underway. To deliver on this, we are bringing forward the Post Implementation Review of this legislation to complete before the end of this ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Constables: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of special constables.
Answer: The Government recognises and values the professionalism, dedication and sacrifice shown by special constables in their work. Special constables, along with the full range of volunteers in policing, make a vital contribution to keeping our communities saf...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Holiday LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will review the list of people granted the right to take time off work to perform public duties under section 50 of the Employment Right Act 1996.
Answer: The entitlement to time off for public duties helps to ensure that unpaid roles within our public services attract a broad range of people, including those who are in work, while breaking down a barrier to participation in civic life for people who need t...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDialysis Machines: EnergyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people on home dialysis who do not receive reimbursement of the energy costs of that dialysis; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of
Answer: Increasing access to home therapies is a priority for NHS England, and this is reflected in its inclusion in the Renal Transformation toolkit that was published in 2023, which recommends that 20% of all patients on kidney replacement treatment should rece...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDialysis MachinesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure a minimum of 20% of dialysis patients in renal centres receive home dialysis.
Answer: Increasing access to home therapies is a priority for NHS England, and this is reflected in its inclusion in the Renal Transformation toolkit that was published in 2023, which recommends that 20% of all patients on kidney replacement treatment should rece...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDialysis MachinesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of patients receiving dialysis at home.
Answer: Increasing access to home therapies is a priority for NHS England, and this is reflected in its inclusion in the Renal Transformation toolkit that was published in 2023, which recommends that 20% of all patients on kidney replacement treatment should rece...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElizabeth TsurkovForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help secure the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov.
Answer: The UK remains concerned over the kidnapping of Israeli-Russian dual national Elizabeth Tsurkov. The Government of Iraq's investigation into her kidnapping is ongoing, and we await the findings. Those suspected of criminal responsibility of her kidnapping...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElizabeth TsurkovForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Iraqi counterpart on the case of Elizabeth Tsurkov.
Answer: The UK remains concerned over the kidnapping of Israeli-Russian dual national Elizabeth Tsurkov. The Government of Iraq's investigation into her kidnapping is ongoing. Those suspected of criminal responsibility of her kidnapping should be brought to justi...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHabiba Al AskariForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to (a) humanitarian organisations and (b) his Israeli counterpart on the expedition of Habiba Al Askari's medical evacuation from Gaza.
Answer: The case of Habiba Al Askari is tragic and underlines why we need to see more medical evacuation routes open during the first phase of the ceasefire. While we have not discussed this individual case with Israel, we engage routinely on the importance of ad...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Medical TreatmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with his (a) Egyptian and (b) Israeli counterparts about the expedition of exit permits for Gazans seeking urgent medical evacuations.
Answer: We engage routinely on the importance of addressing health needs within Gaza. An immediate ceasefire is just the first step towards a lasting solution to this crisis. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, with many in need of urgent med...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDisposable Income: Newcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25219More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase Real Household Disposable Income per person in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
Answer: Real Household Disposable Income (RHDI) per capita is a measure of UK living standards. The main route to higher living standards is through good, productive jobs, stable employment, and a thriving business environment. Growth must be felt in every nation...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: BiofuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of (a) E5 and (b) E10 fuel on (i) fuel consumption and (ii) emissions.
Answer: The legislation which introduced E10 across Britain in September 2021 is the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021. The impact assessment accompanying these regulations estimates that moving ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made for the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Move to Universal Credit Non-claimants (formerly tax credits customers) Research, publish
Answer: Our research with former tax credit customers who did not claim UC found that the majority of respondents did not intend to claim UC in the future and customers were generally making an informed decision. The report did identify potential barriers for som...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →