Max Wilkinson MP: written questions
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ME/CFS: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the MRS has made in delivering mechanistic research into ME/CFS.
Answer: We do not know what ‘MRS’ refers to in this context. The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). A limited amount of mechanistic research is funded through the NIHR, but the majority of mechanistic res...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to promote the new road safety strategy to the public.
Answer: Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. That is why on 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our v...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111465More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to reassess compensation amounts under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
Answer: In line with recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry, the Government has publicly consulted on proposed changes to the compensation scheme. The consultation closed on 22nd January, and we will publish our response within 12 weeks of the consultation...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Human RightsHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations in the report Externalised asylum and migration policies and human rights law, published by th
Answer: The UK has a long-standing commitment to protecting those in need, in line with our international obligations. All asylum claims that are lodged from within the UK and admitted to the UK asylum system, are given full and careful consideration. We have not...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of stakeholders that ministers have met to develop a best practice guidance for the use of Live Facial Recognition technology by the police.
Answer: Police use of live facial recognition (LFR) is governed by data protection legislation, which requires that any processing of biometric data is lawful, fair, proportionate and subject to appropriate safeguards.The Home Office does not collect or store dat...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBiometrics: Data ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that data collected by live facial recognition technology cannot be accessed by foreign states.
Answer: Police use of live facial recognition (LFR) is governed by data protection legislation, which requires that any processing of biometric data is lawful, fair, proportionate and subject to appropriate safeguards.The Home Office does not collect or store dat...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBiometrics: Data ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that data collected by live facial recognition will be stored safely.
Answer: Police use of live facial recognition (LFR) is governed by data protection legislation, which requires that any processing of biometric data is lawful, fair, proportionate and subject to appropriate safeguards.The Home Office does not collect or store dat...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part 3 of her Department's White paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, what her planned timetable is for the revi
Answer: The White Paper represents the most significant reforms to policing for nearly 200 years. The reforms to our policing system set out in the White Paper will have significant consequences for the way policing is funded in future.Changes to police governanc...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: ReorganisationHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of aligning strategic authority mayoral boundaries with new regional policing boundaries.
Answer: The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, represents the most significant reforms to policing in England and Wales since the service was professionalised nearly 200 years ago. As part of this, the White Paper sets out an ambition to sig...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolicing and Crime BoardsHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part 3 of her Department's White paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, how many (a) strategic authority mayors an
Answer: Policing and Crime Boards will be made up of upper-tier local authority leaders, and where they are present in the force area, Strategic Authority Mayors. This will ensure that the whole force area is represented by elected individuals. The exact number w...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to Opal in the National Policing Intelligence Unit in each year since 2021.
Answer: Opal is the National Policing Intelligence Unit for serious organised acquisitive crime. In 2023/4 and 2024/5, the Home Office provided £30,000 each year to help set up and run Pegasus which provides for a retail crime desk within Opal.The Home Office is ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, whether the funding announced for Opal is an yearly increase on
Answer: Opal is the National Policing Intelligence Unit for serious organised acquisitive crime. In 2023/4 and 2024/5, the Home Office provided £30,000 each year to help set up and run Pegasus which provides for a retail crime desk within Opal.The Home Office is ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Pillar 1 entitled Police Back on the Beat within the white paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 27 January 2026, CP 1489, how many police off
Answer: The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG) commitments means every neighbourhood now has named, and contactable officers. The commitments were delivered in line with police forces’ existing team structures and neighbourhood areas based on local needs shap...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what are the current boundaries of operational independence for police forces.
Answer: Operational independence of the police is a longstanding fundamental principle of British policing. This ensures that Chief Constables maintain direction and control over their police force so that they can perform their role without fear or favour.There ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 22 of the Department's White Paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, how does her Department define dangerous behaviour
Answer: There is no one specific definition of ‘dangerous behaviour’ or any exhaustive list of the criteria for identifying it, as this changes as crime changes and evolves. However, the College of Policing (CoP) provide a non-statutory definition of Potentially ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, is Lord Mandelson currently in receipt of a government salary.
Answer: No.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, is he will publish the list of companies who have had (a) their license to sponsor skilled and temporary workers revoked and b) their license since reinstated in each of the last five years.
Answer: The register of licensed sponsors can be found on the Home Office website at: Register of licensed sponsors: workers - GOV.UKThis is a live document that shows which sponsors are currently fully active and the absence of a sponsor from the list signals th...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: AppealsHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on outcomes of asylum appeals since March 2023.
Answer: Data on asylum appeals is published in table Asy_D06 and Asy_D07 of the ‘Asylum appeals lodged and determined detailed datasets’. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2023. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ pag...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quality assurance data her Department holds on the outcomes of initial asylum decisions since 2023-24.
Answer: The Department publishes asylum decision quality data annually. Asylum decision quality data is published in the ADQ_01A table found in Migration transparency data - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab) of the Immigration and Protection data.The publication of 2024...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what impact assessments, internal modelling or economic analyses were produced to inform the policies set out in the White Paper “Restoring Control over the Immigration System”.
Answer: The Home Office has published the Technical Annex accompanying the White Paper (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-white-paper/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-technical-annex) and two sub...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish an impact assessment of the policies contained in the White Paper, Restoring Control over the Immigration System; and if she will set out a timetable for publication.
Answer: The Home Office has published the Technical Annex accompanying the White Paper (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-white-paper/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-technical-annex) and two sub...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBiometrics: ArrestsHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what number of people have been arrested as a result of mistaken identity due to Live Facial Recognition in the last year.
Answer: The Home Office is not aware of anyone being arrested as a result of mistaken identity, due to live facial recognition in the last year. Forces also publish information about their deployments on their website. More details on LFR deployments can be found...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordComputer Misuse Act 1990Home OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will update the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to give greater protection to cyber security professionals.
Answer: The Government is conducting an ongoing review of the Computer Misuse Act.As part of the review, we are reviewing how we can better support legitimate cybersecurity researchers so they can operate within a clear and supportive legal framework, while maint...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Delivery ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring online retailers to offer a choice of delivery couriers.
Answer: The department currently has no plans to require retailers to offer a choice of delivery couriers to consumers. This is a commercial decision for the business to make. Consumers are encouraged to provide feedback and suggestions to businesses directly. Th...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including medication for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in the medical exemption scheme.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Broxtowe on 20 January 2026 to Question 106198.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
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