Noah Law MP: written questions 2025
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Housing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to reform planning rules and permitted development rights to facilitate a wider range of housing for elderly people, including modern, low-maintenanc
Answer: The government is currently consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including new policies designed to support the delivery of housing that meets the needs of different groups such as older people. The consultation can be f...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a separate (a) price and (b) allocation mechanism for renewable baseload generation within future Contracts for Difference auction round
Answer: Allocation Round 7 is currently in progress with results expected early in the new year. We assess the design of each allocation round ahead of it opening. We will publish details relating to the next allocation round in due course.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the (a) establishment and (b) delivery of the MHRA Early Access Service.
Answer: In July of this year the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) published a statement of policy intent for the development and implementation of an Early Access Service for innovative medical devices. The statement of policy intent is ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expedite the recruitment of newly qualified midwives (a) nationally and (b) within Cornwall.
Answer: On 11 August 2025, the Government announced the Graduate Guarantee for nurses and midwives. The guarantee will ensure that there are enough positions for every newly qualified midwife in England. Vacant maternity support worker posts will be temporarily c...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the application of Section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 in medical negligence cases involving cerebral palsy; and whether it has had discussions with Scope
Answer: Limitation periods set statutory time limits within which a party must bring a civil claim, or give notice of a claim, to the other party in a dispute. For negligence resulting in personal injury (which would include clinical negligence claims) the limita...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: AgricultureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of further investment in agricultural supply chains in northern Nigeria to help promote the region’s (a) climate resilien
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting peace and stability in Northern Nigeria. Our work is strengthening agricultural supply chains in the region, to boost sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security, and help address drivers of conflict.Our Propcom+...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional funding to support households to improve their Energy Performance Certificate ratings under the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: The domestic Energy Performance Certificate is based on energy costs. This government is investing £13.2 billion in the Warm Homes Plan to upgrade up to 5 million homes and cut energy bills for good, in line with the Manifesto commitment. Further details ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the current eligibility criteria for legal aid in private family law proceedings to allow applicants on low incomes to qualify for support even where there is no evidence of domestic abuse or ri
Answer: This Government recognises that legal aid – a vital part of the justice system – supports the ability of individuals, who need it most, to have access to publicly funded legal assistance in order to uphold their legal rights.Legal aid is available for som...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: FinanceTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85616More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to consider the needs of the visitor economy when assessing place-based funding decisions.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role of the visitor economy sector, and has set an ambitious goal to grow inbound tourism. These will be set out in more detail when the Department for Culture, Media and Sport publishes its Visitor Economy Growth S...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to ensure that site freeholders are financially responsible for fighting fires within derelict buildings.
Answer: Owners of derelict buildings have obligations in respect of fire safety measures. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as amended by Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022, the “Responsible Person” (usually the owner or person in con...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to introduce regulation of (a) development and (b) residential management companies; and what assessment his Department has made of the
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 77534 on 17 October 2025.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce performance targets for Royal Mail’s Special Delivery guaranteed services.
Answer: It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service. Ofcom monitors Royal Mail’s provision of the universal service and has powers to investigate and...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Cornwall and Isles of ScillyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the delivery of 10,910 new dental appointments in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly since February 2025 .
Answer: We have asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available since April 2025.ICBs...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reclassifying the NHS ambulance service as an emergency service on (a) retirement age, (b) pension entitlements and (c) othe
Answer: National Health Service ambulance staff are entitled to NHS Pension Scheme membership. There are no plans to reclassify these staff as being entitled to Police or Firefighter’s Pension Scheme membership, or to a separate scheme with similar terms. This re...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: AllowancesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the personal expenses allowance for residents in care homes to meet the cost of (a) transport, (b) health-related services and (c) s
Answer: The rates of the personal expenses allowance (PEA) are reviewed annually, and local authorities also have the discretion to set higher rates for the PEA if they so choose.To allow people receiving means-tested support to keep more of their own income, the...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCaravan Sites: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the Caravan Sites Act 1968 to prevent touring caravan sites becoming permanent without full planning permission requirements.
Answer: To operate land as touring caravan sites, site operators are required to have the appropriate planning permission and a site licence (unless exempted) from the local authority. If a site operator fails to get the necessary permissions and licence, the rel...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the current statute of limitations on medical negligence cases involving cerebral palsy.
Answer: Limitation periods set statutory time limits within which a party must bring a civil claim, or give notice of a claim, to the other party in a dispute. For negligence resulting in personal injury (which would include clinical negligence claims) the limita...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support affordable housing developers with (a) making grid connections, (b) installing drainage infrastructure, (c) achieving biodiversity
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of supporting infrastructure in a sustainable manner. Local development plans s...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the financial pressures facing housing associations.
Answer: This government is committed to rebuilding the financial capacity of housing associations so they can borrow and invest in new and existing homes.At the Spending Review, the government set out funding to provide a decade of certainty for housing associati...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is sufficient planning human resource capacity to enable the timely sign-off of pre-start conditions for affordable housi
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 67508 on 21 July 2025.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to consolidate online train ticket providers as part of her plans to bring train operating companies into public ownership.
Answer: Once Great British Railways is established, it will retail online by consolidating individual train operators’ ticket websites. This will take place alongside a thriving private sector retail market, which will continue to play a key role in driving innov...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: TunaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure transparency in the allocation of licences for commercial bluefin tuna fishery; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits
Answer: In 2025, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) published comprehensive online guidance outlining the process for fishers, including those from the inshore fleet, to apply for access to the bluefin tuna commercial fishery. This guidance included detaile...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCamping SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the extension of permitted days for temporary campsites on licensed campsite operators; and what steps she is taking to
Answer: The government has no plans to carry out any such assessment but will continue to keep permitted development rights under review.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: South WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to prioritise the development of reservoir capacity in the South West as part of the Government’s water resilience strategy; and what assessment he has mad
Answer: The Government remains committed to a twin track approach to improving water resilience. This involves urgent action to improve water efficiency and reduce water company leaks, alongside investing in new supply infrastructure, including new reservoirs and...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of social tariffs on household water affordability; and what steps he is taking to ensure that water companies provide a
Answer: Water companies must ensure support is available for vulnerable customers who are struggling to pay their bills. Companies have therefore more than doubled the number of customers that will receive help with their bills through social tariffs – from 4% to...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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