Matt Vickers MP: written questions
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Broadband: CompetitionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s Statement of Strategic Priorities for Ofcom, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of role of the Competition and Markets Authority in sustaini
Answer: The Competition and Markets Authority’s role is to effectively investigate, as needed, mergers and anti-competitive practices in the fixed telecoms market in order to promote competition and protect consumers to drive economic growth and improve household...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCompensation: Income Tax and Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117442More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria the Government uses to determine whether payments made under a Government compensation scheme are exempt from (a) income tax and (b) inheritance tax.
Answer: Some payments made under Government established compensation schemes will not give rise to an income tax liability. This is because payments intended to compensate individuals for personal injury would generally fall within established tax principles that...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCompensation: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117441More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to apply the same inheritance tax treatment used for the infected blood compensation scheme to future comparable schemes.
Answer: Some payments made under Government established compensation schemes will not give rise to an income tax liability. This is because payments intended to compensate individuals for personal injury would generally fall within established tax principles that...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ConsumersDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of increased AI deployment in customer-facing services for consumer protection online.
Answer: The Government aims for the UK to be a global leader in AI, using our strengths in AI to boost growth, productivity and consumer benefits. Safe and trustworthy deployment is central to this.We are taking action to support the UK’s AI assurance market and ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumers: Digital Service ProvidersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding the transparency of customer service access routes offered by large digital companies.
Answer: My Department regularly meets with the Competition and Markets Authority, but has not recently discussed transparency of customer service access routes offered by large digital companies. Legislation provides the redress rights for consumers. Beyond this,...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumers: ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing consumer protection legislation in the context of companies that provide customer support solely through automated systems.
Answer: Everyone should be able to benefit from the digital world – helping families save money, get a better job, and access services like the NHS more easily. But we know some people face real barriers. That’s why government published the Digital Inclusion Acti...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumers: ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on consumer complaints relating to the inability to contact a human representative when seeking to resolve disputes.
Answer: Everyone should be able to benefit from the digital world – helping families save money, get a better job, and access services like the NHS more easily. But we know some people face real barriers. That’s why government published the Digital Inclusion Acti...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumers: ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that reliance on automated customer service systems does not impede consumers’ ability to make complaints or seek redress.
Answer: Everyone should be able to benefit from the digital world – helping families save money, get a better job, and access services like the NHS more easily. But we know some people face real barriers. That’s why government published the Digital Inclusion Acti...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumers: Digital Service ProvidersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with major digital service providers regarding access to non-automated customer service channels.
Answer: Everyone should be able to benefit from the digital world – helping families save money, get a better job, and access services like the NHS more easily. But we know some people face real barriers. That’s why government published the Digital Inclusion Acti...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumers: ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered introducing minimum accessibility standards for customer service functions to ensure consumers can access a human representative where necessary.
Answer: Legislation provides the redress rights for consumers. Beyond this, the government does not generally intervene in how businesses choose to conduct their activities as this is a commercial decision. Businesses have a legal obligation under the Consumer Co...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumers: ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of automated customer service systems, including chatbots and AI-based systems, on consumers’ ability to exercise their statutory rights.
Answer: Everyone should be able to benefit from the digital world – helping families save money, get a better job, and access services like the NHS more easily. But we know some people face real barriers. That’s why government published the Digital Inclusion Acti...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what engagement his Department has undertaken with consumer groups regarding access to customer service channels.
Answer: Access to customer service channels is not something that has been raised recently by my Department or the consumer groups and representative bodies we regularly meet. My Department regularly reviews research, and notes that the most recent UK Customer Sa...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of trends in consumer satisfaction with customer service provision across key regulated sectors.
Answer: Access to customer service channels is not something that has been raised recently by my Department or the consumer groups and representative bodies we regularly meet. My Department regularly reviews research, and notes that the most recent UK Customer Sa...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how dementia care will be reflected in revisions to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
Answer: The Government has been clear that the 2023 Long Term Workforce Plan was undeliverable and based on outdated models of care. We have committed to publishing a new 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transfor...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with integrated care boards on commissioning specialist dementia support services.
Answer: Under the 10-Year Health Plan, those living with dementia and frailty will benefit from improved care planning and better services. We will deliver the first ever Modern Service framework for Frailty and Dementia to deliver rapid and significant improveme...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAchalasia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness of achalasia among general practitioners and relevant hospital specialists.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of people living with rare diseases through the UK Rare Diseases Framework. One of the priorities of the framework is improving awareness of all rare diseases, including Achalasia, among healthcare profes...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAchalasia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of average diagnostic times for achalasia.
Answer: As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment. As a first step to achieving...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: StressDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures have been introduced to help reduce levels of workload-related stress for teachers.
Answer: The department monitors the relationship between workload and wellbeing through the ‘Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders’ study. Wave 4 shows improved wellbeing across all Office for National Statistics-validated personal wellbeing measures in 2025.In c...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of teacher workload on their mental health.
Answer: The department monitors the relationship between workload and wellbeing through the ‘Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders’ study. Wave 4 shows improved wellbeing across all Office for National Statistics-validated personal wellbeing measures in 2025.In c...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential impact of a modern service framework for respiratory conditions on the UK’s life
Answer: The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is the potential for rapid...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the timeline for determining the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks, and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including respiratory conditions.
Answer: The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is the potential for rapid...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Stockton West constituency com
Answer: The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to retain healthcare professionals specialising in Parkinson’s disease.
Answer: The standard of training for doctors is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC). The curricula for postgraduate specialty training are set by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges for foundation training, and by individual royal colleges a...
Answered 20 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help support the training and operation of Parkinson's specialist health workforce.
Answer: The standard of training for doctors is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC). The curricula for postgraduate specialty training are set by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges for foundation training, and by individual royal colleges a...
Answered 20 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients removed from NHS waiting lists are informed by trusts of their removal and the reason for it.
Answer: Validation is a clinically supported process and forms a long-standing part of trusts’ routine management of their waiting lists. Effective communication between patients and their healthcare teams is a key part of the process, and patients should always ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
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