Mims Davies MP: written questions 2026
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Asylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received any written representations or invitations to meet from Councillor Gareth Owen-Williams (Crowborough Jarvis Brook) of Wealden District Council relating to the accom
Answer: The Home Office has met regularly with Wealden District Council and has not received written representations or invitations to meet from Councillor Gareth Owen-Williams.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received any written representations or invitations to meet from Councillor Ian Tysh (Maresfield, Planning and Environment Portfolio) of Wealden District Council relating to
Answer: The Home Office has met regularly with Wealden District Council and has not received written representations or invitations to meet from Councillor Ian Tysh.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings have her (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants attended relating to the Crowborough Training Camp and the accommodation of asylum seekers that were facilitated by the leadership of We
Answer: The Home Office has engaged extensively with Wealden District Council in relation to the use of Crowborough Training Camp. This has included meetings attended by senior civil servants, as well as attendance at a meeting of the Wealden District Council Scr...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCrowborough Training Camp: Domestic VisitsHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any Ministers from her Department have visited the Crowborough Training Camp since October 2025.
Answer: No, ministers have not yet visited the Crowborough site.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCrowborough Training Camp: Wealden District CouncilHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has facilitated visits to the Crowborough Training Camp for Councillor Rachel Millward and Councillor James Partridge, the Leaders of Wealden District Council; and on what date
Answer: Yes, the Home Office facilitated a visit on 9 February 2026.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: SussexDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure businesses affected by the water outage receive suitable compensation in Sussex.
Answer: The Government recognises the disruption that consumers have suffered and takes the need for appropriate compensation to customers seriously. The Government is clear that it is the responsibility of the water company to provide compensation that is commen...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: East Grinstead and UckfieldDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that businesses affected by the water outage receive suitable compensation in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the disruption that consumers have suffered and takes the need for appropriate compensation to customers seriously. The Government is clear that it is the responsibility of the water company to provide compensation that is commen...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFrackingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) onshore oil developments in the UK on areas of significant housing growth such as the Ardingly Reservoir catchment and (
Answer: Local planning authorities and the Environment Agency are responsible for assessing the impact of onshore oil and gas developments on housing and drinking water respectively. The North Sea Transition Authority regulates exploration and development licensi...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesWales OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the investment announced for Welsh railways forms part of a multi-year funding settlement; and how much of the investment is guaranteed beyond 2025–26, including planned spend in 2026–27 and 2027–28.
Answer: The UK Government has announced at least £445 million for rail enhancements in Wales, to right years of underfunding by previous Conservative Governments and unleash Wales’ economic potential. The vast majority of this investment will be spent in this Spe...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesWales OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Welsh Government on how much and what proportion of the £450 million investment in Welsh railways will be spent in the current spending review period; and wh
Answer: The UK Government has announced at least £445 million for rail enhancements in Wales, to right years of underfunding by previous Conservative Governments and unleash Wales’ economic potential.The vast majority of this investment will be spent in this Spen...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesWales OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Welsh Government on how much of the £445 million funding for Welsh railways will be spent on (a) electrification, (b) railway station development, (c) railwa
Answer: I have regular discussions with Welsh Government Ministers on a range of issues, including this Government’s historic investment in Welsh rail.The UK Government has announced at least £445 million for rail enhancements in Wales, to right years of underfun...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesWales OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if she will provide a breakdown by operations, maintenance, renewals and enhancement of funding committed by the UK Government to Welsh railways between 2025–26 and 2028–29.
Answer: Estimated Operations, Maintenance and Renewals (OMR) expenditure for Wales during Control Period (CP) 7 is broken down as follows:2024-25 - £502 million2025-26 - £447 million2026-27 - £503 million2027-28 - £499 million2028-29 - £487 millionIn addition to ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when will the Copthorne Hotel Gatwick Airport cease to provide asylum accommodation.
Answer: This Government inherited a broken asylum system, with tens of thousands stuck in a backlog and claims not being processed, wasting millions in taxpayer money. We will empty asylum hotels as soon as possible, and by the end of this Parliament. That is a c...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have absconded from the Copthorne Hotel Gatwick Airport to date.
Answer: This Government inherited a broken asylum system, with tens of thousands stuck in a backlog and claims not being processed, wasting millions in taxpayer money. We will empty asylum hotels as soon as possible, and by the end of this Parliament. That is a c...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers at the Copthorne Hotel London Gatwick are (a) single males and (b) family groups for which the latest data is available.
Answer: This Government inherited a broken asylum system, with tens of thousands stuck in a backlog and claims not being processed, wasting millions in taxpayer money. We will empty asylum hotels as soon as possible, and by the end of this Parliament. That is a c...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been (a) moved from the Copthorne Hotel since 22 January and (b) are still located at the site.
Answer: This Government inherited a broken asylum system, with tens of thousands stuck in a backlog and claims not being processed, wasting millions in taxpayer money. We will empty asylum hotels as soon as possible, and by the end of this Parliament. That is a c...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been moved from the Copthorne Hotel since 22 January 2026; and how many asylum seekers are still located at the site.
Answer: The Home Office keeps the use of contingency accommodation under continual review to ensure that resources are managed responsibly while upholding our statutory obligations to support eligible asylum seekers.However, for reasons of safety, security and th...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, since the morning of Thursday 22nd January, how many asylum seekers have been moved into the accommodation in Crowborough; and how many asylum seekers since the aforementioned date have absconded from
Answer: The first 27 migrants moved onto the site on 22nd January, and occupancy will be scaled up with total capacity over 500. Initial intakes will be low in numbers and gradual, taking a phased and incremental approach to full occupancy.Asylum seekers at the s...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: NHSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted an equality impact assessment of the increase in the use of artificial intelligence in the National Health Service.
Answer: We have not conducted a central Equality Impact Assessment of the increase in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the National Health Service. The Department leads national policy and regulation to ensure the deployment of AI tools within health an...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Civil ServiceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has conducted an equality impact assessment on the increase in the use of AI within the Civil Service.
Answer: There is no centralised equality impact assessment on the rollout of AI tools in government as a whole. AI tools can be deployed for a wide-ranging set of purposes and it is down to individual departments to conduct EIAs where appropriate, irrespective of...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: WomenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure women over 55 years old have adequate opportunities to participate in skill and development training for using AI in the
Answer: Through the UK Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan and the GDS Roadmap for a Modern Digital Government, we are taking a whole‑of‑government approach to expanding access to digital skills and embedding the responsible use of AI across public services...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Ethnic Groups and WomenTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107083More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of additional (a) women and (b) ethnic minority people who will be earning incomes that will be taxed by surpassing (i) the basic income tax threshold and (ii) the higher rat
Answer: The government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) setting out the impact of maintaining income Tax and equivalent National Insurance contributions thresholds. This includes an equalities assessment which states that individuals may be ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: EqualityTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107082More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has conducted an equality impact assessment of maintaining income tax thresholds until 2030/31.
Answer: The government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) setting out the impact of maintaining income Tax and equivalent National Insurance contributions thresholds. This includes an equalities assessment which states that individuals may be ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Young PeopleTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107081More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on young people seeking employment.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: WomenTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107080More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on female employees.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
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