Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Seas and Oceans: InfrastructureCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103935More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Undersea Infrastructure Security (UIS) Oversight Board report to ministers in (a) his department, and (b) other government departments.
Answer: The senior official-level Undersea Infrastructure Security Oversight Board will escalate issues to Cabinet Office ministers and the National Security Council as required.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSeas and Oceans: InfrastructureCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103934More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) terms of reference and (b) membership of the Undersea Infrastructure Security Oversight Board.
Answer: The Undersea Infrastructure Security Oversight Board provides a joined-up function and sets strategic direction across government on undersea infrastructure security. The core membership includes key government stakeholders with an interest in undersea in...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMayorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential level of overlap of proposals for appointing Public Safety Commissioners in mayoralties with the position of Deputy Mayor for Policin
Answer: Where a mayor is responsible for Police and Crime Commissioner functions, they must appoint a Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, who works with them to oversee policing. Where mayors are also responsible for fire and rescue, they can delegate this to th...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter of 2 January 2026 from the hon. Member for West Suffolk.
Answer: The Home Office will make public the findings from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services on the information and intelligence used by West Midlands Police to assess and categorise the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football ClubHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services on the intelligence gathered by West Midlands Police on the Ajax v Maccabi Tel Aviv Euro
Answer: The Home Office will make public the findings from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services on the information and intelligence used by West Midlands Police to assess and categorise the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football ClubHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral answer of 26 November 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1331, on West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans, what information her Department holds on whether (a) the
Answer: The Home Office will make public the findings from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services on the information and intelligence used by West Midlands Police to assess and categorise the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football ClubHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral answer of 26 November 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1331, on West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans, what information her Department holds on discussions betw
Answer: The Home Office will make public the findings from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services on the information and intelligence used by West Midlands Police to assess and categorise the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to include experiments inducing sepsis in animals in her strategy on phasing out animal testing.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 1 December 2025 to Question UIN 94115.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the allocation of resources between (a) enforcement activities targeting businesses that are compliant with the law and (b) investigat
Answer: The Government has shown its continued support to the Environment Agency (EA) by committing £12 million for the EA to fight waste crime this year. The EA received £3 million for 2025/26 to enforce new duties introduced this year including the new simpler ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to prevent packaging recovery note fraud.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) works hard to tackle waste crime and free riders (market operators who circumvent Extended Producer Responsibility, breaking the law, and exploiting the system to avoid fees) in the waste sector, gathering intelligence to ident...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the level of Packaging Recovery Note fraud in 2025.
Answer: The Environment Agency is aware of this challenge and is exploring ways to address the acknowledged issue, including changing the way it measures waste crime. The value of recovery notes varies according to the waste type and market trends. Since 2023 the...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has received representations from businesses on the time taken for registrations for the waste registration and accreditation scheme.
Answer: Yes. The department has received representations from businesses. Officials are working at pace to resolve outstanding issues as we transition to new registration and accreditation requirements. Impacted businesses are being contacted by the Environment A...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Environment Agency's implementation timeline for the waste registration and accreditation system.
Answer: The packaging regulations provide the Environment Agency (EA) with a statutory 12-week period to determine applications for reprocessor & exporter registration and accreditation applications. In a small number of cases the determination period is goin...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football ClubHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 November 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1331, on West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans, whether her Department gave any view about the decision t
Answer: Officials were first informed on 2 October 2025 that West Midlands Police were considering a range of options to manage safety and security risks around the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match, including the potential restriction of away fans.During this...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football ClubHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 November 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1331, on West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans, whether West Midlands Police sent notice of the decision
Answer: Officials were first informed on 2 October 2025 that West Midlands Police were considering a range of options to manage safety and security risks around the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match, including the potential restriction of away fans.During this...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football ClubHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 November 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1331, on West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans, what actions did (a) ministers, and (b) officials take af
Answer: Officials were first informed on 2 October 2025 that West Midlands Police were considering a range of options to manage safety and security risks around the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match, including the potential restriction of away fans.During this...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ChinaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of importing solar panels from China on security.
Answer: The Government takes the security and resilience of UK energy infrastructure very seriously. The department works closely with other government departments, agencies and industry partners to understand, assess and mitigate threats to energy infrastructure...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Power: National SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Clean Power 2030 on national security.
Answer: At its core, the Clean Power 2030 mission aims to deliver a sustainable, secure and resilient energy system for the UK. The government has worked closely with Ofgem, NESO, businesses, trade unions, and others to accelerate towards our goal of Clean Power ...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: ChinaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of importing renewable technologies from China on energy security.
Answer: The Government takes the security and resilience of UK energy infrastructure very seriously. The department works closely with other government departments, agencies and industry partners to understand, assess and mitigate threats to energy infrastructure...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMidwives and Nurses: Career DevelopmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what criteria are the career experiences of British nationals and foreign nationals compared when NHS providers are considering (a) nursing and (b) midwife applications.
Answer: Decisions on recruitment are the responsibility of individual National Health Service employers, who are required to assure themselves of a person’s suitability for the role.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of government guidance regarding the statutory time limit of six months for summary offences.
Answer: Proceedings for summary-only offences must be commenced within six months of the date of the offence. The Government is satisfied that that this time limit, as set out in Section 127 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, is an important safeguard which ens...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education and Special Educational Needs: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the level of fee increases for (a) independent and (b) non-maintained special schools in each year since 2020.
Answer: The department does not monitor increases to private school fees. This is a matter for individual schools.
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many overseas investors have been involved in the additional needs sector in each year since 2020.
Answer: Based on publicly available information, we understand that, of the fifteen private equity funds who own independent special schools (ISS), five are based outside the UK (Jersey, Guernsey, USA, Qatar and Abu Dhabi), together owning 170 units (19%) with ni...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what has been the market share of (a) private equity firms, and (b) sovereign wealth funds in the additional needs sector in each year since 2020.
Answer: Based on publicly available information, we understand that approximately 300 independent special schools (34% of the sector), educating around 14,000 pupils, are owned by fifteen private equity funds, including sovereign wealth funds (SWF). Within these ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFree SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which metrics were used to decide which of the previously-approved free schools went ahead.
Answer: Mainstream projects were evaluated against consistent criteria on the need for places, value for money, and whether they would provide a distinctive or innovative education offer or risk negatively impacting other local schools.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
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