Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Written questions
Synchronous CondensersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the timeline for the deployment of synchronous condensers that (a) have been contracted and (b) are planned; and what the scale of each deployment is.
Answer: The Department does not hold detailed information on the timeline or scale of synchronous condenser deployments. The responsibility for balancing the electricity system, including the contracting and deployment of synchronous condensers, lies with the Nat...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Power FailuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward plans for hybrid backup power systems combining (a) diesel generators, (b) battery storage and (c) hydrogen fuel cells in NHS hospitals.
Answer: National Health Service trusts are responsible for ensuring adequate back-up power systems in line with national guidelines. This includes conducting risk assessments to determine which systems meet their specific needs. Health Technical Memorandum 06-01 ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPower FailuresTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65949More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether contingency planning is in place for potential macroeconomic disruption resulting from prolonged national electricity blackouts.
Answer: HM Treasury has a comprehensive framework for assessing and managing potential risks to the economic outlook, including those posed by national power outages. This framework involves systematic monitoring through internal risk monitors, risk governance fo...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: FinanceTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65948More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to allocate revenues from carbon pricing to help increase levels of (a) industrial resilience and (b) innovation in high energy-consuming sectors.
Answer: The Government is committed to maintaining an ambitious carbon pricing scheme to ensure that polluters continue to pay for their emissions. The UK’s lead carbon pricing policy is the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).The ETS raised c.£3.5 billion in the 2...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Contracts for Difference liabilities if wholesale electricity prices remain elevated on levels of fiscal risk.
Answer: Scaling up homegrown renewables reduces the UK’s exposure to volatile global fossil fuel prices, which protects consumer energy bills against future price shocks. The CfD two-way payment mechanism protects consumers when electricity prices are high, as if...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken economic modelling on the potential impact of sustained high industrial electricity prices on the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector until 2035.
Answer: Competitiveness depends on a wide range of factors. The Government recognises that high industrial electricity costs negatively impact the competitiveness in UK manufacturing, in line with the academic literature.The Government announced the British Indus...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGas Fired Power StationsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the combined potential impact of multiple gas-fired plant retirements on (a) grid stability and (b) inertia levels.
Answer: Great Britain has a highly stable and resilient energy system with diverse supplies. The National Energy System Operator (NESO) continuously monitors the electricity system and ensures sufficient inertia and negative and positive reserves to manage large ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPower FailuresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he plans to improve the integration of (a) demand-side response and (b) distributed energy resources to help reduce risks of blackouts in the next five years.
Answer: Great Britain has a highly resilient energy network. The National Energy System Operator has all the tools it needs to operate the electricity system reliably and can call on a range of technologies to balance electricity supply and demand, including gas-...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClean EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a risk register outlining potential system stability risks under Clean Power 2030 decarbonisation scenarios.
Answer: There are no current plans to publish a risk register. Great Britain has a highly resilient energy network. The National Energy System Operator has all the tools it needs to operate the electricity system reliably and can call on a range of technologies t...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans he has to maintain pharmaceutical cold chain logistics in instances of loss of load events that exceed 12 hours.
Answer: The Department works across the health and care landscape to monitor, manage, and where possible, mitigate risks to medical supply chains.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has engaged with industry on disaster recovery plans i...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Power FailuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has participated in cross-Government exercises simulating the potential impact of national blackouts on (a) health services, (b) emergency responders and (c) energy regulator
Answer: The Department has participated in a cross-Government exercise simulating the potential impacts of national power outages on health services and emergency responders. The Department has been working on the lessons identified from this exercise to improve ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Power FailuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of power outages on mental health (a) service delivery, (b) remote digital therapy and (c) crisis response platforms.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. Planning for power outages is a core function of business continuity arrangements for all National Health Service organisations, including mental health providers. NHS England monitors such incidents to identify root caus...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Power FailuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS has made an assessment of the level of the resilience of digital health records systems to prolonged power outages during electricity system stress events.
Answer: In the event of a disruption, the National Health Service maintains business continuity and emergency preparedness arrangements, including fallback systems, and protocols to mitigate the impact on health and patient care.The NHS has long standing measures...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreastfeedingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve breastfeeding support in (a) the east of England and (b) England.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and giving every child the best start in life. We know breastfeeding has significant health benefits for babies and for their mothers. Through the Family Hubs and Start for ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PalantirDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the scope is of Palantir’s involvement in NHS data systems.
Answer: In 2023, NHS England awarded the contract for the NHS Federated Data Platform and Associated Services to a consortium led by Palantir Technologies.Access to National Health Service health and social care data within the NHS Federated Data Platform is care...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61313 on NHS: Fees and Charges, how much revenue was raised by National Health Service penalty charges by type of (a) prescription and (b) dental
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave the Hon. Member on 30 June 2025 to Question 61313.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Energy Performance CertificatesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of requiring private rental properties to have a C grade on their Energy Performance Certificate by 2030 on (a) landlords and (
Answer: Government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation included proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate C or equivalent by 2030, and was accompan...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: VeteransDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) increase and (b) remove the referral cap for Walking With The Wounded’s Head Start psychotherapy service in the East of England.
Answer: Part of the allocation from the Department to NHS England includes funding for National Health Service bespoke commissioned services for veterans such as Op COURAGE. Whilst there has been no assessment of the funding provided for Op COURAGE services acros...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: VeteransDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to reduce waiting times for access to (a) Walking With The Wounded’s Head Start psychotherapy service and (b) OpCourage in the East of England.
Answer: Part of the allocation from the Department to NHS England includes funding for National Health Service bespoke commissioned services for veterans such as Op COURAGE. Whilst there has been no assessment of the funding provided for Op COURAGE services acros...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: VeteransDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding provided by his Department for (a) Walking with the Wounded’s Head Start psychotherapy service and (b) OpCourage in the East of England.
Answer: Part of the allocation from the Department to NHS England includes funding for National Health Service bespoke commissioned services for veterans such as Op COURAGE. Whilst there has been no assessment of the funding provided for Op COURAGE services acros...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Officers: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of immigration officials that have been successfully prosecuted for committing (a) immigration and (b) bribery offences since 2020, broken down by n
Answer: Since 1 January 2020 there have been four immigration officials successfully prosecuted for bribery and immigration offences following a Home Office investigation. Three of these officials were prosecuted for Immigration offences. One was prosecuted for B...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Officers: DismissalHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration officials have been dismissed for committing (a) immigration and (b) bribery offences in each year since 2020, broken down by nationality.
Answer: Since 1 January 2020 there have been four immigration officials successfully prosecuted for bribery and immigration offences following a Home Office investigation. Three of these officials were prosecuted for Immigration offences. One was prosecuted for B...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: ComponentsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on (a) what components used in the power grid were manufactured by Chinese companies and (b) whether (i) Chinese companies and (ii) the Chinese state can
Answer: The protection and security of the energy sector is a priority of this Government. HMRC publishes the value and mass of electrical machinery, equipment and parts imported, by country, on its data portal at www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table/....
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what basis Serco can refuse to inform Members of Parliament when (a) houses, (b) hotels and (c) other premises are being used for asylum dispersal in their constituency.
Answer: The Home Office routinely engages local officials and elected members as part of the procurement process for specific types of accommodation, to enable us to gather local intelligence which informs our decision making. This engagement and disclosure is un...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of dental undergraduate training in the East of England.
Answer: Tackling the geographical disparities in access to National Health Service dentistry is vital. As part of the hospital to community shift that will be set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will see people get better access to dentists. We will be working...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
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