Neil Shastri-Hurst MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Defence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many proposals have been funded through the Defence and Security Accelerator delivering operational advantage via improved self-sufficiency competition.
Answer: Due to a change to programme prioritisation after this competition had closed, there were no proposals funded directly through this competition. Fundable proposals submitted into DASA competitions but not funded are retained for potential future use. One ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 904908 on Defence: Investment, when his Department plans to publish the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan will be published later this year. It will set out our plans to deliver the recommendations as agreed in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft and Spacecraft: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent in (a) cash terms and (b) constant prices in the UK (i) aircraft and (ii) spacecraft industry in the last 20 years.
Answer: Whilst we are unable to separate out “Aircraft” and “Spacecraft”, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) currently publish an annual bulletin on MOD Regional Expenditure with Industry which includes details on MOD’s spending with UK industry in the combined catego...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: ImportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent overseas on (a) equipment and (b) equipment support in 2024-25 by country.
Answer: Total Ministry of Defence (MOD) overseas expenditure in 2024-25 was £5,978 million. Of this, £3,771 million was spent directly with industry overseas and can be readily separated by equipment type: equipment (£1,539 million), non-equipment (£1,373 million...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: InterpretersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce a remuneration and conditions framework for court interpreters ahead of the October 2026 target date to support the sustainability of the systems.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on Friday 5 September to Question 73395: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73395.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: InterpretersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing remuneration rates and contractual terms in attracting and retaining Level 6 qualified interpreters to undertake work in the courts.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on Monday 8 September to Question 73394: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73394.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: InterpretersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to to the Independent Technical Review of Qualifications and Experience Requirements for the Provision of Spoken Language Interpreting, published on 17 March 2025, what steps his Department is taki
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on Tuesday 9 September to Question 74494: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-02/74494.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordObsessive Compulsive Disorder: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure children presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder receive timely assessment and treatment within CAMHS.
Answer: We are transforming children and young people's mental health services to improve access to treatment for children with mental health needs, including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). In the 12 months to July 2025, over 846,000 children and young peop...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordObsessive Compulsive Disorder: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the provision of (a) peer-support and (b) community-based networks for parents and carers of children with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Answer: Decisions about service provision are made locally, determined by locally identified need. Whilst service configurations and offers will differ across the country, local provision may include peer support or community-based networks for parents and carers...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordObsessive Compulsive Disorder: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce specific waiting time targets for the assessment and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children.
Answer: NHS England has been publishing data on children and young people’s community mental health waiting times since April 2024. These metrics measure the time taken for a child or young person who is starting to receive help in the form of assessments, co-pro...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: VeteransMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities are implementing the changes introduced in November 2024 to exempt all veterans from local connection require
Answer: The Allocation of Housing (Qualification Criteria for Armed Forces) (England) (Amendment) Regulations, which came into force in December 2024, mean that local authorities are no longer allowed to apply local connection tests to veterans of the Regular Arm...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75246More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has discontinued in the last three years; and for what reasons.
Answer: Management information held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) shows the number of defendants whose prosecution was dropped by the CPS and the primary reason allocated to the outcome at finalisation.The table below shows the number and proportion of p...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Prosecution Service: StandardsAttorney GeneralTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75245More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what the average time taken is from referral to charging decision by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Answer: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) management information shows that in the most recent 12 months ending March 2025 it took a mean average of 46 calendar days from the first time the CPS received a case, either a request for early advice or a referral for a ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Prosecution Service: RecruitmentAttorney GeneralTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75243More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many additional prosecutors the Crown Prosecution Service has recruited in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has recruited the following additional prosecutors in each of the last three years: CPS Prosecutor Full Time Equivalent (FTE) at year endFTE Change on previous year / additional prosecutors recruitedFY 22/233022.5+ 82....
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Prosecution ServiceAttorney GeneralTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75241More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources available to the Crown Prosecution Service to meet current case volumes.
Answer: In June, the Chancellor announced a landmark increase of £96m (RDELex) in additional funding for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over the spending review period.Through the spending review process, the AGO worked with the CPS and HM Treasury to review...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2025 to Question 69586 on Food Supply, which (a) supermarkets and (b) food producers he has met with to discuss mitigating the risk of shortages t
Answer: Over the last 12 months, the Secretary of State has attended a range of events across the year with both supermarkets and food producers to discuss risks to food security and explore measures to mitigate potential shortages. Minister of State also chairs ...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordShipbuildingMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to increase shipbuilding capacity.
Answer: This Government has an ambitious shipbuilding pipeline with major naval programmes in progress at a number of UK shipyards, recent export success of the Type 26 frigate to Norway and forthcoming civil shipbuilding programmes. The National Shipbuilding Off...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) apprentices and (b) young entrepreneurs have access to financial education.
Answer: Financial education is integrated into the curriculum at key stages 3 and 4 (ages 11-16) through citizenship education and elements of the mathematics curriculum. Together this covers such areas as personal budgeting, saving for the future, managing credi...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73273More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of improved financial literacy in schools on levels of personal debt among young adults.
Answer: The Government fully recognises the importance of financial education and wants to ensure that all children are equipped with the skills they need to make informed financial decisions throughout their lives. HM Treasury works closely with the Department f...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73272More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on strengthening financial education to improve long-term financial resilience among young people.
Answer: The Government fully recognises the importance of financial education and wants to ensure that all children are equipped with the skills they need to make informed financial decisions throughout their lives. HM Treasury works closely with the Department f...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to expand financial education provision to primary schools.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to teachers to improve (a) confidence and (b) skills in delivering financial education.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley to the answer of 7 January to Question 21190.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the curriculum in preparing young people for dealing with (a) debt, (b) savings, (c) the cost of living and (d) other financial issues.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: HealthHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the physical fitness standards required of serving police officers on (a) public safety and (b) operational effectiven
Answer: Chief Constables are able to locally determine the standards and assessment at recruitment for physical fitness of police officers. At the same time, chief officers have a statutory duty of care to their officers, and the public, and they must, therefore,...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has allocated to support (a) leisure, (b) recreation and (c) entertainment activities for people accommodated in asylum contingency hotels since July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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