Mohammad Yasin MP: written questions 2025
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Pet Travel SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the regulations governing the passage of pets to and from the United Kingdom to simplify the process for owners who meet all health and documenta
Answer: The Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving the United Kingdom’s high standards of biosecurity and animal welfare.We carefully monitor the effectiveness of our pet travel rules to ensure they safeguard our biosecu...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPet Travel SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to implement its policy on the reinstatement of UK-issued pet passports for travel between Great Britain and the EU; and what her planned tim
Answer: As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area, which will mean taking pets on holiday into the EU will be easier and cheaper. Instead of getting an animal healt...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: Home InsuranceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the insurance industry on ensuring that domestic air-to-water heat pumps installed under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and other go
Answer: Heat pumps installed under UK government schemes must be fitted by installers certified by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), the leading standards organisation for microgeneration technologies. MCS is undergoing major reforms, due to be intr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Insurance: HeatingTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78422More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) representatives of the insurance industry on the (i) availability and (ii) affordability of home insurance policies tha
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors on an ongoing basis. Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband and Mobile Phones: ContractsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of complex broadband and mobile contract negotiations on (a) older customers and (b) people with vulnerabilities.
Answer: The department has not recently made any such assessment, however, we remain committed to supporting vulnerable and older consumers. We regularly engage consumer groups, such as Citizens Advice, who have conducted relevant research.Ofcom has introduced se...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband and Mobile Phones: ContractsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that broadband and mobile providers do not disadvantage existing customers compared with new customers when setting contract prices.
Answer: Government works closely with Ofcom to ensure fairness in telecoms pricing. A range of measures have been implemented, for example, since 2020 Ofcom has required providers to issue end-of–contract notifications. These alert customers when their contract/d...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband and Mobile Phones: ContractsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment Ofcom has made of the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of in-term price increases in mobile phone and broadband contracts.
Answer: In 2023, Ofcom reviewed inflation-linked price rises. Ofcom found that while many broadband and mobile customers were on contracts subject to inflation-linked price rises, awareness and understanding of these terms were very low. Therefore, in December 20...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing OccupancyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate downsizing for social housing tenants under-occupying homes.
Answer: The government encourages the efficient use of existing housing stock. When it comes to social housing, local authorities and housing associations are encouraged to support under-occupiers to transfer to smaller properties, including through mutual exchan...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: BedfordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of the water supply to support (a) the East Rail project and (b) housing growth before the completion of the new reservoir in Be
Answer: Water companies are responsible for securing public water supplies, including supplies that can accommodate planned growth in water demand from both new housing and infrastructure.Every five years water companies must prepare a water resources management ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving InstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of driver (a) training and (b) testing requirements for overtaking large vehicles; and if she will take steps to improve learner driver education to help
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) encourages candidates preparing for their theory and practical test to understand and revise the source materials for the test, which includes The Highway Code and The Official DVSA Guide to Driving: The Esse...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to strengthen the accountability of water companies for pollution other than by implementing a (a) self-monitoring and (b) fines system.
Answer: This Government has put in place the building blocks to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. The Water (Special Measures) Act provides the most significant increase in enforcement powers for the regulators in a decade, giving them the teeth they need to t...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide an alternative source of funding for local environmental projects in the event that fines on water companies are not sufficient to meet the projected expen
Answer: In June, this Government announced that fines and penalties levied against water companies for environmental breaches will be reinvested into future local environmental projects across the country to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. These could includ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the level of fines that will be levied against water companies in each of the next five years.
Answer: It is for the regulators to determine fines against water companies. In May this year, Ofwat issued a £104.5m fine to Thames Water for breaches of rules relating to the company’s wastewater operations. A payment plan has since been confirmed, with 20% of ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: Health HazardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to grant the Environment Agency statutory powers to test for (a) E. coli and (b) other harmful pathogens in watercourses.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) regularly samples and monitors for E.coli and Intestinal enterococci bacteria in watercourses that are officially designated as Bathing Waters. This information is available to the public, via the Swimfo website. The EA may req...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordE. coli: Water CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor self-reports of E.coli by water companies.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) regularly samples and monitors for E.coli and Intestinal enterococci bacteria in watercourses that are officially designated as Bathing Waters. This information is available to the public, via the Swimfo website. The EA may req...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPollution: Water CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of water companies' self-monitoring of (a) discharges and (b) pollution incidents.
Answer: This Government has put in place the building blocks to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. The Water (Special Measures) Act provides the most significant increase in enforcement powers for the regulators in a decade, giving them the teeth they need to t...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPollution: Water CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase the accountability of water companies for pollution.
Answer: This Government has put in place the building blocks to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. The Water (Special Measures) Act provides the most significant increase in enforcement powers for the regulators in a decade, giving them the teeth they need to t...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriverless VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will undertake a review of the timeline to bring the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 into force to allow an earlier rollout of proven supervised systems (a) to support older drivers seeking safe mobilit
Answer: The Automated Vehicles (AV) Act 2024 implementation timeline is designed to prioritise the development and implementation of a regulatory framework that maximises innovation, public safety, and public confidence by the second half of 2027. By incorporatin...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrolDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish an independent inquiry into the historic prescribing of Diethylstilbestrol.
Answer: The issue of diethylstilbesterol (DES) and vaginal carcinoma in the daughters of women who took DES during pregnancy was reviewed by the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) in the early 1970s. In 1973, the CSM wrote to all doctors to inform them of the...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrolDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that historic (a) NHS and (b) GP records can be reviewed to identify women who were prescribed Diethylstilbestrol between the 1940s and 1970s.
Answer: The issue of diethylstilbesterol (DES) and vaginal carcinoma in the daughters of women who took DES during pregnancy was reviewed by the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) in the early 1970s. In 1973, the CSM wrote to all doctors to inform them of the...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBangladesh and Pakistan: FloodsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Pakistani and (b) Bangladeshi counterpart on (i) the provision of support following recent floods and (ii) strengthening resil
Answer: The UK was among the first to respond to the floods in Pakistan, approving £2.13 million in emergency funding across seven most affected districts reaching nearly 223,000 people with search and rescue, emergency medical care, food, water, hygiene, and hou...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) review and (b) update the NHS Continuing Healthcare guidance to ensure that mobility assessments fully consider the impact of severe dementia and other cognitive impairments on an pe
Answer: There are no plans to update NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) guidance regarding mobility assessments or specialist assessments by dementia nurses. The CHC assessment process is supported by the Decision Support Tool. This provides practitioners with a way...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: Data CentresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with industry stakeholders on reducing water consumption in data centre operations.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) is engaging with the data centre sector to gain a better understanding of current and future water needs. In August, techUK published a white paper to summarise the results of a survey carried out in collaboration with the EA. ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) legislation and (b) policy relating to technology is informed by experts with technical knowledge.
Answer: The internal policies associated with technology (such as the AI Playbook) used within government, are directly informed by industry leading technical experts, which include digital and data civil servants, specialist third parties and expert non-exec boa...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the annual cost to the NHS of repeated or unnecessary appointments resulting from poor communication between departments and trusts.
Answer: The Department has not estimated the cost to the NHS of any repeated or unnecessary appointments which might conceivably have resulted from poor communication between departments and trusts.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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