Peter Dowd MP: written questions

Written questions

• Animal Experiments: PrimatesHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7191More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations made by the Animals in Science Committee on non-human primates used in service licenses, published on

  Answer: The Government welcomes the advice provided by the Animals in Science Committee (ASC) on non-human primates used in service licences and is carefully considering its recommendations to inform policy and regulatory practice. The Government will publish its...

  Answered 11 Jun 2026

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• Parking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116795More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's proposed timeline is for decriminalising pavement parking to enable local authorities to take enforcement action against vehicles parked on pavements.

  Answer: On 8 January 2026, I announced the publication of the government’s formal response to the 2020 public consultation 'Pavement parking: options for change' which sets out what the government plans to do to tackle pavement parking. In the first instance we p...

  Answered 5 Mar 2026

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• Education and Employment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116515More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence his Department holds, including survey data and commissioned research, on the extent to which disabled people identify inaccessible streets and public transport as barriers to accessing em

  Answer: The Department regularly conducts research and analysis that looks at the barriers faced by disabled people such as the ‘Work aspirations and support needs of health and disability customers’ and this can be found on GOV.UK. One way the Department support...

  Answered 17 Mar 2026

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• Multiple Sclerosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98439More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his department collects to monitor potential inequalities in multiple sclerosis care access; and how those findings are used to inform policy and service delivery improvements.

  Answer: The Department does not collect patient-level clinical data directly but works with NHS England and other bodies to monitor inequalities in access to multiple sclerosis (MS) services through a range of national programmes and datasets.The UK Multiple Scle...

  Answered 5 Jan 2026

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• Cannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92020More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support and fund clinical trials aimed at achieving licensing and NHS access for complex, cannabis-based medicines used in the treatment of severe, drug-resis

  Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR is funding two trials to investigate the safety and efficacy of cannabinoid treatments for drug-resistant epilepsy in both adults and children...

  Answered 25 Nov 2025

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• Cannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92019More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring responsibility for medical cannabis policy and governance to his Department in line with Schedule 2 medicines.

  Answer: The Home Office is the lead department for controlled drug legislation, whilst the Department of Health and Social Care and its Arm's Length Bodies lead on healthcare and the regulation of medicines. This framework applies to all drugs under Schedules 1 t...

  Answered 25 Nov 2025

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