Priti Patel MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Chagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the changes to the Green Book social time discounting rate to 3% announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to revise the estimate
Answer: The value of payments under the UK-Mauritius Treaty were set out by the UK government at the time of signature and have not changed. No payments are due under the terms of the UK-Mauritius agreement until the Treaty has been ratified. Full details of the ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) he, (b) his ministers and (c) his officials have had discussions and meetings with his counterpart in Mauritius to discuss the Chagos Archipelago since 20 July 20
Answer: The UK Government continues to engage with Mauritius on issues related to the UK/ Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia. We do not intend to provide a running commentary on these conversations.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to invest in (a) GP practices and (b) health centres in Witham constituency.
Answer: As set out in the 10 Year Capital Plan, Government has committed over £200 million of Utilisation and Modernisation funding over four years to continue upgrading the general practice estate. The NHS East of England region has been provisionally allocated ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If she has plans to increase the number of GP training places at Anglia Ruskin University.
Answer: The Government keeps the total number of medical school places under close review to ensure it meets England’s workforce requirements, and decisions on training numbers will be considered as part of the forthcoming 10 Year Workforce Plan.General practice ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEssex Police: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the level of grant funding to Essex Police in each of the next five years.
Answer: In 2026-27 Essex Police will receive up to £457.2 million of funding, an increase of up to £20.3 million compared to 2025-26, which equates to a 4.7% cash increase and 2.6% real terms increase.The Police Funding Settlement is an annual process. Funding al...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordA12Department for TransportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the total costs of cancelling the A12 Widening Scheme.
Answer: The current estimate was disclosed in the Department's 2025-26 Annual Accounts, representing costs incurred up to the end of the 2025-26 financial year. Any further costs will be calculated in due course.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: SubsidiesDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Note 27 of her Department’s 2025/26 annual accounts, what estimate she has made of the level of public subsidy to rail services in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department regularly forecasts the financial support required for passenger rail services as part of its financial planning. The precise level of subsidy in future years will depend on a range of factors, including passenger demand, farebox revenue, t...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGreater AngliaDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish a medium term business plan for Greater Anglia rail services.
Answer: Greater Anglia's plans continue to be developed through the Department's rolling business planning process. Industry-wide planning is also in progress across Anglia Railway, ensuring that track and train are working together to deliver for customers. Busi...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: ConcreteDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a timetable for investment to be provided to schools in Witham constituency affected by RAAC for full remedial works to be undertaken.
Answer: The department has committed to permanently removing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) from schools and colleges. By 2029, every school and college in England that is not being substantially rebuilt will be RAAC-free, and every school with RAA...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she make an assessment of the potential (a) economic and (b) environmental impacts of establishing an offshore grid to connect offshore windfarms off of the coast of the East of England to
Answer: The government is committed to identifying the most efficient and environmentally sustainable approaches to connecting offshore wind generation to the electricity networks, including solutions coordinating offshore cabling where they are most optimal.This...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which offshore wind farms are scheduled to be connected to the grid in each of the next ten years; and what level of GW will be added to grid capacity from each development.
Answer: Offshore wind is crucial to the UK’s energy security and is already playing a central role in reducing billpayers’ exposure to volatile international fossil fuel markets and decarbonising the UK’s power sector, generating 17.7% of UK electricity in 2025, ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: East of EnglandDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her planned timetable is for the Norwich to Tilbury Great Grid Upgrade to be (a) constructed and (b) operational.
Answer: Norwich to Tilbury is being developed by National Grid, who are responsible for its construction and delivery. Under Ofgem's Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment framework, the licence delivery date for the project is December 2031. The project i...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will undertake a review of the housing targets for (a) Maldon District; (b) Colchester City; and (c) Braintree District.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the grant formula funding to be provided to each of the five proposed unitary authorities in Essex under her local government reorganisations propos
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the Secretary of State's oral statement of 7 September 2026.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of (a) the total costs of local government reorganisation and (b) the changes to staffing levels in Essex.
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the Secretary of State's oral statement of 7 September 2026.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRepublic of Ireland: AluminiumForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her (i) Irish and (ii) EU counterparts regarding the Aughinish Alumina refinery and reported links to Putin.
Answer: Further to the answer provided on 11 June in response to Question 7960, the Foreign Secretary met her Irish counterpart on 22 June, and discussed the efforts both countries are making to support Ukraine, and maximise pressure on Russia's war economy.The U...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: UK Relations with EUForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119258 on Gibraltar: UK relations with EU, what progress she has made on establishing a definition of a political offence.
Answer: There has been no change in the position since the previous occasions on which the Rt Hon Member has asked these questions (119258, 119262, 119263), and I therefore refer her back to the most recent answers that she received, on 17 March.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: UK Relations with EUForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer given 17 March 2026 to Question 119262 on Gibraltar: UK relations with EU, whether an economic assessment of the impact of introducing transaction taxe
Answer: There has been no change in the position since the previous occasions on which the Rt Hon Member has asked these questions (119258, 119262, 119263), and I therefore refer her back to the most recent answers that she received, on 17 March.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: UK Relations with EUForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119263 on Gibraltar: UK relations with EU, what progress has been made in establishing a timetable for the establishment o
Answer: There has been no change in the position since the previous occasions on which the Rt Hon Member has asked these questions (119258, 119262, 119263), and I therefore refer her back to the most recent answers that she received, on 17 March.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMauritius: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of Mauritius on the financial contributions that the Government of Mauritius were expecting from the UK-Mauritius Treaty.
Answer: There has been no change in the position since the previous occasions on which the Rt Hon Member has asked these questions (121712 and 8533), and I therefore refer her back to the most recent answers that she received, on 26 March and 16 June respectively...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMauritius: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial support she has provided to (a) the Government of Mauritius and (b) projects in Mauritius under the Strategic Partnership Framework Programme in 2025/26 and pl
Answer: There has been no change in the position since the previous occasions on which the Rt Hon Member has asked these questions (121712 and 8533), and I therefore refer her back to the most recent answers that she received, on 26 March and 16 June respectively...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: WithamDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Inclusion Bases she is planning for schools in the Witham constituency in each of the next five years; and what funding is being made available to finance them.
Answer: As a core component of our £3.7 billion high needs capital settlement, the department will invest in a transformational expansion of inclusion bases.This funding is allocated to local authorities, who know their schools and will determine how best to spen...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WithamDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (i) methodology and (ii) timeframes of (a) housing growth and (b) pupil number growth forecasts did she use when deciding to not to proceed with funding for the proposed Lodge Farm Primary School in Witham
Answer: Mainstream Free School 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. As part of the...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: EssexDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding she will make available for flood defences in each of the next five years for (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex.
Answer: This Government is investing at least £10.5 billion until 2036 to construct new flood schemes and repair existing defences, protecting communities from the devastating impacts of climate change. Through the largest flood programme in history, this record ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to UIN 8527, when she plans to assess the financial impact of FSA charges on abattoirs.
Answer: Defra does not plan to assess the potential financial impact of FSA charges. The FSA is responsible for setting and reviewing its charging framework, which includes considering any impacts on abattoirs.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
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