Matt Vickers MP: written questions 2025
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Animal Welfare: TourismDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to raise public awareness of (a) the potential impact of low-welfare animal attractions abroad and (b) encourage responsible tourism through (i) education and
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings on 23 September 2025 PQ UIN 73101.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: TourismDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the implementation Animal (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023, what discussions she had has with travel and tourism sector on preventing UK-based companies from
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings on 23 September 2025 PQ UIN 73101.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals (Low-welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's timetable is for introducing the activity regulations required to bring the Animal (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 fully into force.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings on 23 September 2025 PQ UIN 73101.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder Workers: Hospitality IndustryDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to encourage retraining into hospitality careers for older workers.
Answer: We know that work helps everyone, including older people, play active and fulfilling roles in society while building financial security for retirement. DWP delivers Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs), which are fully funded by government and off...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the UK is a global hub for (a) relocation and (b) investment by generative artificial intelligence firms seeking to license creative c
Answer: We are supporting the growth of a globally competitive AI sector in the UK and ensuring that the UK is the destination of choice for leading AI firms.Since July 2024, £44 billion has been invested in UK AI and tech. A further £31 billion has been committe...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversity Hospital of North TeesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of funding a new hospital to replace the University Hospital of North Tees.
Answer: Repairing and rebuilding our healthcare estate is a vital part of our ambition to create a National Health Service that is fit for the future through our 10-Year Health Plan.We recognise that delivering high quality NHS healthcare services requires safe, ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the information available on the NHS website for patients with Ehlers Danlos syndromes.
Answer: The National Health Service website offers comprehensive information to the public on Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), covering the symptoms, types, diagnosis, treatment, and how it is inherited. This includes detailed descriptions for the most common type,...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS leaders on NHS workforce deployment from areas with staff surpluses to those with acute staffing deficits.
Answer: The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to create a workforce that is ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. The plan will ensure that the National Health Service has the right people in the...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Intellectual PropertyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with international counterparts on approaches to protecting intellectual property rights in the context of generative artificial intellige
Answer: The Government has consulted on several topics relating to the interaction between copyright and artificial intelligence (AI), including on the use of copyright material in AI development.As part of this work, the Government has engaged extensively, both ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the UK’s creative industries on (a) the Government’s proposed exception to copyright for text and data mining and (b) the
Answer: The government is engaging extensively with stakeholders from the creative industries on copyright and AI. This has included establishing a stakeholder working group to inform policy development.Three initial stakeholder roundtables were convened in the S...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of stimulating a licensing market for the use of copyrighted creative content by generative artificial intelligence firms.
Answer: The Government consulted on copyright and AI between 17 December 2024 and 25 February 2025. This included seeking views on whether and how the government should support licensing.Consultation responses are currently being reviewed alongside extensive enga...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the feasibility of introducing mandatory transparency obligations requiring generative artificial intelligence developers to disclose which co
Answer: The Government published a consultation on 17 December 2024, seeking views on several topics relating to the interaction between copyright and artificial intelligence (AI), including seeking views on the use of copyright material in AI model development.A...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that existing copyright law is (a) upheld and (b) enforced in relation to the scraping and use of creative content by generative artificial intelligen
Answer: Copying protected material in the UK infringes copyright unless it is licensed, or an exception to copyright applies.Rights holders are supported to enforce their rights by initiatives such as the streamlined procedures of the UK’s Intellectual Property E...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of copyright protections in relation to the use of creative works for training generative artificial intelligenc
Answer: Copying protected material in the UK will infringe copyright unless it is licensed, or an exception to copyright applies. The Government recently consulted on several topics relating to the interaction between copyright and artificial intelligence (AI), i...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with NHS England on improving (a) referral pathways and (b) specialist service provision for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: We recognise the negative impact that postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) has on patients, and the cost to health and care services and the wider economy through, for example, loss of work and an increased benefits bill.Improving health outcomes for ever...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) time taken to diagnose and (b) management of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome on (i) the economy and (ii) w
Answer: We recognise the negative impact that postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) has on patients, and the cost to health and care services and the wider economy through, for example, loss of work and an increased benefits bill.Improving health outcomes for ever...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that healthcare professionals receive appropriate training on (a) identifying and (b) managing postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome effectively.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of people diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in England in 2020 and 2025. There are no relevant codes in the Hospital Episode Statistics database that identify PoTS.PoTS UK, howe...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in England in (a) 2020 and (b) 2025.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of people diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in England in 2020 and 2025. There are no relevant codes in the Hospital Episode Statistics database that identify PoTS.PoTS UK, howe...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce average diagnosis times for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: We recognise the negative impact that postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) has on patients, and the cost to health and care services and the wider economy through, for example, loss of work and an increased benefits bill.Improving health outcomes for ever...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) access to specialist (i) diagnosis and (ii) treatment and (b) other NHS services for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: We recognise the negative impact that postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) has on patients, and the cost to health and care services and the wider economy through, for example, loss of work and an increased benefits bill.Improving health outcomes for ever...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Tees ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) Tees Valley Combined Authority on options for (i) funding and (ii) delivering a new hospital to serve Teesside.
Answer: We recognise that delivering high quality National Health Service services requires safe, sustainable, and effective infrastructure. That is why we prioritised investment in healthcare at the recent Spending Review 2025 – delivering the largest ever healt...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversity Hospital of North Tees: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust in future phases of the New Hospital Programme.
Answer: The focus of the New Hospital Programme (NHP) is on the delivery of schemes in line with the Plan for Implementation. This was deposited into the House Library and is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-hospital-...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversity Hospital of North Tees: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of (a) maintaining facilities at the University Hospital of North Tees and (b) constructing a replacement hospital.
Answer: NHS England’s annual Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC) is our main source of information on the costs of maintaining acute hospital sites, including the University Hospital of North Tees.The latest published data (2024/25) on costs, including ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Stockton WestDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans are educated in (a) specialist state schools, (b) ARP units within mainstream state schools (c) independent/third sector placements paid for by th
Answer: Information on education, health and care (EHC) plans maintained by local authorities and the settings attended is published as part of the statistical release ‘Education, health and care plans, Reporting year 2025’, which can be found at: https://explore...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Secondary and Further EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) secondary school and (b) further education college students have Education, Health and Care Plans in (i) Stockton West constituency and (ii) England.
Answer: Information on pupils in schools who have education, health and care (EHC) plans is published as part of the statistical release ‘Special educational needs in England’, which can be found at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statis...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
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