Melanie Onn MP: written questions
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Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on the development of the two new transportation and capture projects under Track 2.
Answer: At the 2025 Spending Review the government announced its support for the Acorn and Viking clusters and is providing the development funding to advance their delivery. This funding will support the clusters in developing detailed designs and preparations, ...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: SubscriptionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with technology companies on automatically renewed subscriptions for services and the ease of cancellation of those subscriptions.
Answer: The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 sets out new consumer protection rules for subscription contracts. Once the rules are in force, traders will have to provide clear information about subscription contracts before a consumer signs up,...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCity and Guilds Group: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to meet representatives of training providers affected by fee increases introduced by City & Guilds.
Answer: Departmental officials regularly meet with representatives of training providers and awarding organisations. Ofqual publishes annual qualification price statistics which are available on GOV.UK.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that vocational qualification standards are maintained where awarding organisations undergo significant (a) ownership and (b) management changes.
Answer: City and Guilds of London Institute is an independent organisation. The government has no role in its governance or commercial decisions. Following the announcement of their consultation, City and Guilds Ltd have released a statement confirming the change...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordQualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has contingency plans in place to protect students and apprentices in the event of disruption to qualification delivery by private awarding bodies.
Answer: Ofqual, the independent regulator of exams and assessments in England, requires awarding organisations to establish, maintain and comply with an up-to-date detailed written contingency plan to mitigate any incident that may cause a disruption to candidate...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCity and Guilds Group: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students and apprentices are currently enrolled on qualifications accredited by City & Guilds in England.
Answer: The number of learning aims on City & Guilds qualifications in further education (FE) institutions reported so far (August 2025 to January 2026) for FE and skills is 449,500, of which 120,750 relate to apprenticeships.Statistics on FE and skills is pu...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCity and Guilds Group: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with City & Guilds, PeopleCert or sector representatives regarding recent fee increases, staffing changes and the continuity of vocational qualifications provision.
Answer: City and Guilds of London Institute is an independent organisation. The government has no role in its governance or commercial decisions. Following the announcement of their consultation, City and Guilds Ltd have released a statement confirming the change...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCity and Guilds Group: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes at City & Guilds on students and apprentices currently undertaking qualifications accredited by that organisation.
Answer: City and Guilds of London Institute is an independent organisation. The government has no role in its governance or commercial decisions. Following the announcement of their consultation, City and Guilds Ltd have released a statement confirming the change...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to individuals that no longer qualify for the Motability scheme and lose access to a vehicle.
Answer: If a customer no longer receives a qualifying benefit, then DWP will notify Motability who will support customers to return their vehicle and may offer a transition package. Further information is available on the Motability website: https://www.motabilit...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: GrimsbyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to ensure the safety of DWP staff working at the Crown House in Grimsby.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) take the safety of its staff very seriously, ensuring that through the relevant policies, procedures, training, risk assessments, and supervision, we allocate resources to manage risk and keep our people safe. Ea...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMaritime and Coastguard Agency: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for (a) inspections, (b) approvals and (c) responses to correspondence from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency relating to fishing vessels.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMaritime and Coastguard Agency: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the performance of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in its regulation of the UK fishing fleet.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that reimbursement rates under Access to Work reflect the real cost of support, including travel and specialist equipment.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the Access to Work scheme on disabled people’s ability to start or remain in employment.
Answer: To protect employment opportunities, case managers prioritise Access to Work applications where the customer is due to start a job within four weeks. In 2025, we allocated c. 96% of applications starting work within 4 weeks in 28 days. We have increased t...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work applications have been waiting longer than (a) three months, (b) six months and (c) twelve months for a decision.
Answer: Access to Work does not record the information in a way that allows data to be extracted by three, six or twelve month waiting periods. Providing the information requested would require manual examination of individual case records and would therefore inc...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children ceased being looked after as of 31 March 2025 because (a) they returned home to live with parents or other person with parental responsibility, (b) are subject to a special guardianship order
Answer: Information on children looked after is published in the annual statistical release available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions/2024. The latest available data on c...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children who were cared for in a family and friends foster placement as of 31 March 2025 had also previously been in (a) an unrelated foster placement, (b) another family and friends care
Answer: Information on children looked after is published in the annual statistical release available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions/2024.Full information on the former ...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children were cared for in a family and friends foster placement as of 31 March 2020, in each local authority; and in each year prior as far back as comparable statistical information is a
Answer: Information on the number of children looked after who were cared for in a family and friends foster placement by local authority between 2004 and 2020 and for 2025 is in the attached table.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children were cared for in a family and friends foster placement as of 31 March 2025, in each local authority.
Answer: Information on the number of children looked after who were cared for in a family and friends foster placement by local authority between 2004 and 2020 and for 2025 is in the attached table.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: ConductDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's complaints procedures for candidates who experience inappropriate behaviour from driving examiners.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has a published complaints process which enables driving test candidates to raise concerns about the standard of service they have received, including the behaviour of driving examiners. Complaints about driv...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: WetlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures the Government is considering to lower the cost of building new properties in marsh land areas in order to ensure they can be competitive in low value areas.
Answer: The government has no current plans to directly intervene to lower the cost of building new properties in marsh land areas.We are taking decisive action across a wide range of areas to support housebuilding across the country, including in lower value are...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Humber EstuaryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on developing the Able Humber Ports site at Killingholme following the awarding of the Industrial Strategy Zone Site Accelerator Grant funding.
Answer: As one of the twenty-two Industrial Strategy Zones across the UK, Humber Freeport was awarded £490,000 of Site Accelerator Grant to progress vital work to unlock a new quay and offshore wind supply‑chain hub at Immingham. Alongside the private sector inve...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFoster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the extent to which foster carers approved by independent fostering agencies receive equivalent support from local authorities compared with in house foster carers.
Answer: Fostering is a challenging role that requires skills and dedication from those who foster, and it is crucial that foster carers receive the support they need to enable them to fulfil this role.The National Minimum Standards (NMS) for fostering sets out th...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the dissolution of NHS Protect on levels of violence against NHS workers.
Answer: NHS England’s Violence Prevention and Reduction (VPR) Standard was initiated in 2019 following the cessation of NHS Protect in 2017.The VPR standard provides employers with guidance and resources to support them in their development of local strategies to...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether tariffs for procedures under the Minor Surgery Directed Enhanced Service have been adjusted to account for inflation, staff costs and premises costs since 2004.
Answer: Practices sign up to deliver the Minor Surgery Directed Enhanced Service. The Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) Directions 2025 set out the national requirements for the Minor Surgery Directed Enhanced Service, with further information...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
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