Mohammad Yasin MP: written questions
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Pollution: 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
Original Parliament recordChronic Illnesses: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fragmented care pathways on (a) patient outcomes and (b) NHS resource use; and what steps he is taking to improve care coordination for patien
Answer: The Neighbourhood Health Service will embody our new preventative principle that care should happen as locally as it can: digitally by default, in a patient’s home, if possible, in a neighbourhood health centre when needed, and only in a hospital if neces...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure full interoperability between NHS IT systems.
Answer: The Health and Social Care Act 2022, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and the Health and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025, establish a new legislative framework for setting mandatory information standards for public and pri...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what service standards the DVLA is working to; and what steps her Department is taking to hold them accountable for meeting them.
Answer: My department keeps governance and assurance procedures under review. The department measures the performance of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency against their Key Performance Indicators as set out in their Business Plan, together with regular meet...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog for medical driving licence assessments.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to process all applications as quickly as possible. Driving licence applications where a medical condition(s) must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take longer as the DVLA is often reli...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance has been provided to court staff on the treatment of (a) trans and (b) non-binary people, following the update to the Equal Treatment Bench Book.
Answer: No guidance has been provided to court staff on the treatment of (a) trans and (b) non-binary people, following the update to the Equal Treatment Bench Book. HMCTS is waiting for the Equality and Human Rights Commission to publish their updated statutory ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to protect the (a) safety, (b) dignity and (c) privacy of transgender people participating in the criminal justice process.
Answer: Agencies across the criminal justice system are governed by the provisions of the Equality Act (2010), so must ensure that transgender people’s rights under the Act are protected. The Victims’ Code (2020) sets out the minimum level of service that all vic...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEvidence: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to help ensure that transgender people giving evidence in court proceedings can access facilities without being required to disclose their gender identity.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service is waiting for the Equality and Human Rights Commission to publish their updated statutory Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations to support service providers. This follows the UK Supreme Court R...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParamedical Staff: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the pathway into paramedicine is accessible to (a) mature students and (b) career changers, in the context of the requirement for new paramedics to hold
Answer: Paramedicine students are able to access the Learning Support Fund (LSF), a non-repayable grant of £5,000 per academic year. Further financial support is available for childcare, travel, and dual accommodation costs while on clinical placements. Students ...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParamedical Staff: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make second-degree Paramedic Science students eligible for (a) student finance and (b) the NHS Learning Support Fund.
Answer: Students studying paramedicine as a second degree are able to access the Learning Support Fund (LSF), subject to meeting the other eligibility criteria. The LSF comprises a non-repayable training grant of £5,000 per academic year. Further financial suppor...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParamedical Staff: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial barriers for people studying Paramedic Science as a second undergraduate degree.
Answer: Students studying paramedicine as a second degree are able to access the Learning Support Fund (LSF), subject to meeting the other eligibility criteria. The LSF comprises a non-repayable training grant of £5,000 per academic year. Further financial suppor...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered providing self-sampling cervical screening kits to all women.
Answer: Following the announcement to introduce human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling in the National Health Service cervical screening programme for the under-screened population, the NHS has begun planning an in-service evaluation (ISE) of HPV self-sampling ...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered allowing dentists qualified in Canada an exemption from the requirement to sit the Overseas Registration Examination before practicing in the UK.
Answer: The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) exam is operated by the General Dental Council (GDC). The GDC is independent of the Government.It is the role of the GDC to set the standards that must be met by domestic and international applicants wishing to be adde...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the Continuing Healthcare Assessment for dementia patients.
Answer: The Department has no plans at this time to review the NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessment in relation to individuals with dementia.Eligibility for CHC is not determined by age, diagnosis, condition, or financial means, as it is assessed on a case-...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Health AssemblyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 36441 on World Health Assembly, by what date his Department will confirm (a) ministerial attendance at the World Health Assembly 2025 and (b) whe
Answer: The World Health Assembly (WHA) is a unique opportunity to meet health ministers from around the world and to showcase the United Kingdom’s health leadership. The Department is planning to send a senior representation to the WHA in May, but plans are stil...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Insurance Contributions: Earnings LimitsTreasuryTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43547More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the potential revenue raised by removing the 2 percent NI on earnings over the threshold and charging a flat rate of 8 percent.
Answer: The impact of raising the additional rate of employee National Insurance Contributions (NICs) by 6 percentage points to 8 percent has not been directly evaluated. The impact of a 1 percentage point increase in the additional rate of employee NICs has been...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
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