Neil Shastri-Hurst MP: written questions
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CircumcisionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on complications arising out of non-therapeutic circumcision between 2020 and 2025.
Answer: Information on complications arising out of non-therapeutic circumcision between 2020 and 2025 is not held in the format requested.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on instances in which police forces have declined to investigate alleged serious criminal offences, including fraud, money laundering or organised crime, on the groun
Answer: Operational decisions on case investigations are matters for operationally independent police forces. The Home Office does not issue guidance directing police forces on whether individual cases should or should not be investigated.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCircumcisionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent deaths related to non-therapeutic male circumcision.
Answer: The Department is currently considering its response to a prevention of future deaths report regarding non-therapeutic male circumcision. The response will set out any steps being taken to help prevent deaths related to non-therapeutic male circumcision. ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoner Escorts: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) performance standards and (b) key performance indicators on the timeliness of prisoner arrivals at court are set out within the contract for Prisoner Escort and Custody Services.
Answer: The Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contracts specify that the contractor shall deliver prisoners to court by the required times to ensure the efficient and effective running of courts without delay. The key performance indicator relating to t...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Antisocial BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is available to local authorities under the licensing regime to restrict the operating hours of retail premises where there is evidence of persistent antisocial behaviour linked to those
Answer: The Secretary of State issues statutory guidance under section 182 of the Act to support licensing authorities in the discharge of their functions - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-memorandum-revised-guidance-issued-under-s-182-of-l...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118609More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Exchequer raised from the introduction of VAT to private school fees between 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the revenue from applying the standard rate of VAT to education and boarding services provided by private schools from 1 January 2025 was estimated at £460 million in 2024-25 and £1,505 million in 2025-26, rising to £1,725 million i...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a definition of a significant adverse impact in the context of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework that includes clearer, more rules-based policies for decision-making and plan-making. We will consider any and all suggestions made in response to the consultation, includi...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: KnivesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded schools in England have a knife arch installed, broken down by region.
Answer: The department does not hold data on how many schools in England have installed a knife arch.
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Prosecution Service: VacanciesAttorney GeneralTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105908More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January to Question 103029, on Crown Prosecution Service: Vacancies, how the vacancy rate for Crown Prosecutors as of the end of December 2025 compares the preceding five years, broken down by reg
Answer: The overall vacancy rate for ‘Crown Prosecutors’ across the 14 regional, geographic areas that make up the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is 4.5% (at the end of December 2025). The table below includes the regional breakdown for CPS vacancy rates applica...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectromagnetic Fields: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department has received from the UK Health Security Agency on the health impacts and emerging evidence concerning electromagnetic fields associated with public exclusion zone requir
Answer: Advice provided by the UK Health Security Agency to the Government, which includes the Department, on the health impacts of electromagnetic fields associated with telecommunications masts is publicly available on the GOV.UK website, at the following link:...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Veterinary MedicineHome OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on the interaction between specialist veterinary training pathways and the Skilled Worker visa salary requirements
Answer: The Home Office regularly engages across Whitehall departments on the immigration system, including Department for Food and Rural Affairs and the Food Standards Agency, on areas such as salary and broader route requirements.Those working towards professio...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfill Tax: ExemptionsTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103032More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of potential reductions in dredging activity on levels of flood risk, in the context of (a) the removal of the Landfill Tax exemption for Air Pollution
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that the energy from waste, dredging and biomass sectors play in supporting the Government’s circular economy objectives. The Government announced at Budget last year that it would remove the Landfill Tax exemp...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfill Tax: ExemptionsTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103031More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in dredging disposal costs arising from the removal of the Landfill Tax exemption for Air Pollution Control residues on trends in levels o
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that the energy from waste, dredging and biomass sectors play in supporting the Government’s circular economy objectives. The Government announced at Budget last year that it would remove the Landfill Tax exemp...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfill Tax: ExemptionsTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103030More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the average annual cost to the energy from waste and biomass sectors of the removal of the Landfill Tax exemption for Air Pollution Control residues.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that the energy from waste, dredging and biomass sectors play in supporting the Government’s circular economy objectives. The Government announced at Budget last year that it would remove the Landfill Tax exemp...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Prosecution Service: VacanciesAttorney GeneralTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103029More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what the current vacancy rate is for Crown Prosecutors, broken down by region.
Answer: The overall vacancy rate for ‘Crown Prosecutors’* across the 14 regional, geographic areas that make up the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is 4.5% (at the end of December 2025). The table below includes the regional breakdown for CPS vacancy rates applic...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103028More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what the average time taken by the Crown Prosecution Service to make a charging decision was in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds management information which shows the mean average in calendar days from referral for a charging decision or early advice to the decision to authorise a charge against suspects.This was 46 days in 2024-25, 44 day...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were adjourned due to lack of judicial availability in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on trials that are ineffective due to a judge or magistrate not being available. An ineffective trial does not go ahead on the scheduled trial date, and a further listing is required. This information can be found on...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the outstanding caseload is in the Crown Court, broken down by offence category and region.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the Crown Court open caseload on a quarterly basis in the Criminal Court Statistics publication. The latest available data covers the period up to September 2025 and this can be broken down by offence category and...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: Chagos IslandsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the potential impact of any change in sovereignty over the British India
Answer: My Department recognises the importance of the .io country code top level domain (ccTLD) and the need for its continuity and stability. We are engaging closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the potential impact of a change in so...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAerials: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answers of 15 December 2025 to Questions 98222, 98223, 98224, and 98225, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the accuracy of ICNIRP self-certification
Answer: My Department does not monitor ICNIRP self-certification.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish a revised delivery timeline for issuing all outstanding Remedial Service Statements to retired teachers affected by Transitional Protection.
Answer: The department is working closely with the scheme administrator to process Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) as quickly and efficiently as possible. Several factors have affected the original delivery timeline, including technical dependencies, regulat...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the impact assessment for the removal of the right of defendants to elect for a jury trial.
Answer: An impact assessment will accompany our legislative measures, as is usual practice.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how often meetings are held to discuss NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports.
Answer: In May 2025, I initiated meetings to reflect on lessons learnt from last winter and to discuss priorities and preparations for this winter. These meetings ran until September 2025. In addition to this my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister is attending meetings to discuss NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports.
Answer: In May 2025, I initiated meetings to reflect on lessons learnt from last winter and to discuss priorities and preparations for this winter. These meetings ran until September 2025. In addition to this my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordProbateMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to improve the timeliness of probate claims.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service have invested in more staff, alongside system and process improvements to reduce and maintain lower processing times during the last year.The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on probate timeliness in our regular...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
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