Oliver Ryan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Ambulance Services: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (i) what estimate her Department has made of the number of newly qualified paramedics who have been unable to secure employment with NHS ambulance trusts in England in each of the last three years;
Answer: Decisions on local recruitment and employment are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts, to ensure they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective care, and the specific information re...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImran KhanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart regarding (a) the detention conditions, (b) welfare and (c) access to medical care of former Prime Minister Imran
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 March in response to Question HL14686.
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: RegulationMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Civil Justice Council’s review of litigation funding to strengthen protections for consumers, whether she plans to extend Financial Conduct Authority regulation to cover portfolio-based liti
Answer: The Government welcomes the Civil Justice Council’s (CJC) review and is carefully considering all its recommendations.As announced on 17 December 2025, the Government’s priority is to implement the CJC’s two primary recommendations: to clarify that Litiga...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHarassment: PakistanHome OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the involvement of Pakistani state actors in the surveillance, intimidation and physical harassment of Pakistani diaspora members residing in the UK.
Answer: The first duty of Government is to keep our country safe. Any attempt by a foreign state to intimidate, harass or harm individuals in the UK will never be tolerated, irrespective of where the threat emanates.We do not routinely comment on intelligence mat...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPakistan: TrialsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Pakistan regarding the trial of civilians in military courts since February 2024.
Answer: The UK is concerned by the use of military courts for civilians in Pakistan. We regularly raise our concerns with the Government of Pakistan and urge it to uphold its international obligations, including the right to a fair trial and due process. We conti...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImran KhanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Pakistan on the imprisonment and detention conditions of former Prime Minister Imran Khan; and what further
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 December to Question 96582.
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to provide funding for the School Games Organisers Network and the Primary PE and Sport Premium beyond the 2025-26 academic year; what her planned timeline is for the procurement o
Answer: This government values PE and sport as a great opportunity to improve not only the health but also the wellbeing and lives of children and young people.The government has confirmed funding for the School Games Organisers (SGO) network for the 2026/27 fina...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCrisis and Resilience FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether funding provided through the Crisis and Resilience Fund from 1 April 2026 may be used by local authorities to provide holiday food vouchers for children eligible for free school meals; and what
Answer: Yes, local authorities have discretion to design their own schemes within the published Crisis and Resilience Fund guidance and this can include supporting families eligible for free school meals during school holidays through Crisis Payments. This may or...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
Answer: Sir Brian’s report set out a blueprint for pragmatic structural reform in our criminal courts and made clear that action across the process is essential.The Courts and Tribunals Bill is the first step to putting that blueprint into law. Coupled with recor...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCompanies: AuditDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to reform corporate reporting requirements to support economic growth and competitiveness.
Answer: The government has announced plans to modernise and simplify the corporate reporting framework and expects to publish its Modernising Corporate Reporting consultation shortly. The consultation will consider financial, non-financial, remuneration and corpo...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordScreening and Vaccination: AgeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the age-related eligibility criteria for NHS screening and vaccination programmes, if he will make an assessment of (a) the evidential basis and decision-making process by which t
Answer: For screening programmes, the Government is guided by the independent scientific advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). It is only where the offer to screen provides more good than harm that a screening programme is recommended.The UK NSC...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Data ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Clause 4 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, if she will set out (a) what safeguards will be put in place to protect information shared under this clause against unauthorized access,
Answer: Information sharing governance is crucial to Clause 4, and existing data protection requirements will apply. As is the case now, misuse of personally identifiable information is guarded against via governance processes that are the responsibility of data ...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the safeguarding implications for children who have a parent in prison; and whether he plans to introduce a national statutory mechanism to identify those children, incl
Answer: We recognise that more can be done to ensure children with a parent in prison are identified so that they get the support they need. This is why the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Education are working together to determine the best mechanism ...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) implications for her policies on reforming the driving-test booking system’s of DataDome’s blog entitled Alert: Security Gaps Allow Bots to Exploit UK Driving T
Answer: To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country. The measures the Secretary of State...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language and Mathematics: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the compulsory GCSE (a) English and (b) maths resit policy on the (i) wellbeing, (ii) progression and (iii) attainment of post-16 learners, inc
Answer: The department recognises that Level 2 English and maths skills are essential for progressing in life, learning and work. That is why we require providers to continue teaching English and maths to students without these skills. This policy has seen hundre...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPendleside Hospice: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) address the funding disparity and (b) provide additional financial support for Pendleside Hospice in Burnley.
Answer: Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing National Health Services. The amount of funding each charitable hospice receives varies both within and between integrated care board (ICB) areas. T...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the Supervised Toothbrushing Scheme beyond early years settings to include older school-aged children; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential
Answer: There are no plans to change the focus of the national supervised toothbrushing programme from three to five-year-old children living in the 20% most deprived areas of England. However, there is flexibility for local authorities to consider additional pro...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBertolotti SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) awareness, (b) diagnosis and (c) clinical understanding of Bertolotti Syndrome within the NHS; and whether he plans to update NHS training materia
Answer: We are committed to giving people with long-term conditions, such as Bertolotti syndrome, the support that they need, including referral to specialist services as appropriate.While there are no current plans to update National Health Service training mate...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to support repairs to the bridge on the Padiham Greenway walking and cycling route in Burnley; and how much funding her Department has provided to Lanc
Answer: In December 2024, Sustrans was awarded £280,000 for the ‘NCN 685 River Calder bridge reinstatement’ construction scheme in the eighth tranche of National Cycle Network funding. Active Travel England will set out future allocations to Sustrans to upgrade a...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to support repairs to the bridge on the Padiham Greenway walking and cycling route in Burnley; and how much funding her Department has provided to Lanc
Answer: In December 2024, Sustrans was awarded £280,000 for the ‘NCN 685 River Calder bridge reinstatement’ construction scheme in the eighth tranche of National Cycle Network funding. Active Travel England will set out future allocations to Sustrans to upgrade a...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEyesight: TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the importance of regular eye tests and vision screening for children; and what further steps he plans to take to increase the uptake of eye tests amo
Answer: Free National Health Service sight tests are widely available for children under 16 years old, and under 19 years old in full time education. The NHS.UK website sets out the importance of regular sight tests whilst also providing information about who is ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility requirements for the NHS Health Check to adults aged between 25 to 39.
Answer: The NHS Health Check, a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme, assesses the risk factors for CVD in people aged 40 to 74 years old, provides advice on how to reduce the risk of developing CVD, and refers people to b...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: Children's PlayDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure children in (a) key stage 1 and (b) key stage 2 have sufficient access to (i) high-quality play provision and (ii) adequate time for play at school.
Answer: Play is essential to development and learning for young children. This is recognised in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework, and schools, governing bodies and academy trusts are responsible for ensuring the school day includes oppo...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: EmploymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support jobs in the defence sector.
Answer: Defence is not just the cornerstone of national security, but it is also an engine for growth. The Defence Industrial Strategy will deliver good jobs and rewarding careers in Defence, that support communities across our nations. I am also working with my ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKetamineHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the classification of ketamine as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits o
Answer: No recent assessment has been made. Ketamine was moved from Class C to Class B in 2014, in accordance with advice provided by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). The ACMD’s recommendation was based on evidence of ketamine’s potential for h...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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