Navendu Mishra MP: written questions
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ICT: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026, to question 477 titled ICT: Public Sector, whether Open Source software is used at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Answer: DSIT makes extensive use of open source software. The Government Digital Service within DSIT uses open source software in the delivery and operation of citizen-facing digital services, in line with the government’s “Be open and use open source” guidance. ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Compensation and TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to ensure that measures are put in place during the creation of Great British Railways to ensure that passengers who are less able to access technology are not excluded from (a
Answer: As modern ticketing and payment methods are rolled out more widely across the railways, operators are expected to continue providing a range of ticket retailing channels to meet the needs of all passengers, including those who do not have access to smartp...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAQA: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to question 7572 titled AQA: Conditions of Employment and Pay, what discussions her Department had had with Ofqual specifically regarding pay and conditions for AQA staff.
Answer: As part of its role as the independent regulator of exams and assessments in England, Ofqual provided assurance to officials in the department that AQA had appropriate contingency arrangements in place to mitigate any potential risks to exam delivery.Whil...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress the Government has made in implementing its strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods to animal testing.
Answer: The Government published the Replacing Animals in Science strategy in November 2025, which sets out a cross‑government programme to accelerate the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods. Delivery is underway across departments and partn...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12533More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure the most timely and thorough delivery of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
Answer: The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). IBCA has opened the service for the first claims from infected people who were never compensated, for deceased infected people, and for living affected people. ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Digital Services TaxTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12532More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has any plans to consider expanding the Digital Services Tax to include Artificial Intelligence (a) products and (b) companies.
Answer: The Digital Services Tax (DST) is a 2 per cent tax to ensure that providers of search engines, social media platforms, and online marketplaces pay UK tax on digital services that reflects the value they derive from UK user-related activities. The DST rais...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of pausing accrued interest on Plan 2 student loans for graduates while on maternity leave.
Answer: Interest accrues on loan balances until the loan has been repaid in full or cancelled, but interest rates do not impact monthly repayments made by borrowers.Borrowers on Plan 2 terms have interest applied at a rate of Retail Price Index only when earnings...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDiets: Religious PracticeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce guidance or requirements to ensure that patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences, including vegetarian and vegan diets, are prominently flagged in medical recor
Answer: There is no intention to introduce guidance or requirements in addition to the existing Regulation 14 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, or the Care Quality Commission guidance.The regulation requires care prov...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBookshops: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10236More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates changes on independent bookshops in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester.
Answer: At the Budget, the VO announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties. The Government has introduced a support pac...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5439 on Natural Gas: Prices, what data his Department holds on changes to bills for consumers connected to communal heat networks since gas p
Answer: Ofgem as the regulator for heat networks has launched an online registration platform to capture information about heat networks. Authorised networks have until January 2027 to submit data, including on pricing. Ofgem has also issued a request for informa...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCameras: Wearable TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to introduce regulations on the use of camera-enabled smart glasses, such as Meta Smart Glasses, for filming in public spaces.
Answer: The Government has no current plans to introduce specific legislation on the use of smart glasses for filming in public spaces because there are already criminal offences in place to deal with harmful conduct. Individuals who record other people in public...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: SanitationDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that toilet facilities at public transport (a) stations and (b) interchanges are (i) accessible and (ii) free of cost.
Answer: The Department recognises that accessible toilet provision can be an important factor in enabling people, including disabled passengers, to travel with confidence. Responsibility for the provision and operation of toilet facilities at stations and interch...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection and Litter: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of improving the national curriculum on education on littering and environmental responsibility.
Answer: The independent curriculum and assessment review recommended earlier sequencing and updated climate change, nature and sustainability content within the national curriculum subjects of geography, science, citizenship and design and technology. The governm...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEbola: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the spread of Ebola from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Britain.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) assess the current risk to the United Kingdom’s population from the Ebola outbreak as low. The Government has advised against all but essential travel to the affected region of ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to question 2901 titled Students: Loans, whether she has made an assessment on the potential merits of bringing the Plan 2 repayment threshold in line with today’s RPI infl
Answer: Plan 2 student loans were first made available to undergraduate students in 2012. These loans did not enter repayment until 2016, at which point the £21,000 repayment threshold was applied to Plan 2 loans.Since this government has been in power, we have i...
Answered 28 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCricket: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2025 to question 60227 on Cricket: Women, what further progress her Department has made on increasing participation in cricket by women and girls in the last 12
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that as many women and girls as possible have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities, including cricket.Through Sport England, our Arm’s Length Body for grassroots sport, we pro...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7574More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 491 on Government Departments: Correspondence, what steps he is taking to ensure that written correspondence from Members of Parliament receives a response from
Answer: Government departments and ministers are individually responsible for ensuring that their correspondence handling is in line with the Guide to Handling Correspondence.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordICT: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026 to question 477 on Public Sector: ICT, if her Department will consider the use of open source software for the public sector to move away from reli
Answer: The Government supports a diverse and competitive technology landscape, including open-source software where it offers value, flexibility and resilience. This is outlined in the Technology Code of Practice, which encourages departments to consider the use...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAQA: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with the AQA exam board on staff pay and conditions.
Answer: Ofqual, the independent regulator of exams and assessments in England, oversees awarding organisations, including AQA, by conducting readiness reviews, evaluating their governance and ability to manage key delivery risks. The department has received assur...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Savings and Investments: BereavementTreasuryTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7571More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken by National Savings and Investments to return the savings of customers who have died to their bereaved families.
Answer: On 19 May, I updated Parliament that from the week commencing 25 May, NS&I would start to contact all affected estates, with holdings of £10 or more, to reunite them with the holdings owed to them. Remediation will be delivered in phases. NS&I has...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWestern SaharaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's position is on the territory of Western Sahara.
Answer: Western Sahara is a UN Non-Self-Governing Territory with no defined Administering Power. The UK wants to see a lasting solution to the Western Sahara conflict. In her meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita on 23 April, the Foreign Secretary reaffi...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will broaden the eligibility criteria for the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme to include more food manufacturing businesses.
Answer: The Energy-Intensive Industries (EII) Compensation Scheme compensates eligible businesses for the indirect costs of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and Carbon Price Support Mechanism, targeting businesses at high risk of carbon leakage, the offshoring of ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social WorkersDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of trauma-informed training for social workers involved in (a) child protection and (b) care arrangements.
Answer: All social workers in England must meet Social Work England’s professional standards, which set the minimum requirements for safe and effective practice, including promoting the rights, strengths and wellbeing of people, families and communities. Social w...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in gas prices on people living in properties supplied through communal heat networks.
Answer: Heat network operators buy the energy they need to provide heat to domestic consumers through commercial contracts. The Department and Ofgem are actively monitoring the contract prices paid by heat network operators since the Middle Eastern crisis started...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParaquat: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 484 titled Paraquat, if she will make it her policy to ban the export of paraquat.
Answer: We take our trade and international obligations for human health and the environment seriously. Export of paraquat is tightly regulated through the GB Prior Informed Consent (PIC) regulatory regime for the export and import of certain hazardous chemicals....
Answered 4 Jun 2026
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