Priti Patel MP: written questions
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Republic 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
Original Parliament recordChina: Visits AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she had with the Chinese government during her recent visit to that country.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the summary of the Foreign Secretary's visit to China and India published on GOV.UK (link provided below), including the wide range of issues discussed in the course of her meetings with Chinese and Indian counterparts. As par...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she raised the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai during her recent visit to China.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the summary of the Foreign Secretary's visit to China and India published on GOV.UK (link provided below), including the wide range of issues discussed in the course of her meetings with Chinese and Indian counterparts. As par...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMauritius: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much bilateral ODA funding is planned to be provided to Mauritius (a) this year and (b) in each of the next five years.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the information available on Official Development Assistance-funded programmes, via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Development Tracker website, and to the upcoming publication of the FCDO's Annual Re...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: StaffForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has for staffing reductions; and what the forecast staffing levels in her Department are over each of the next five years.
Answer: The position remains as originally set out to the Rt Hon Member in the response of 14 July 2025 to her Question 64726. The Department will continue to update the House on progress with the implementation of the FCDO2030 programme, as and when there are si...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAid Workers: Sexual OffencesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many safeguarding concerns were reported to her Department in 2025/26; how many SEAH cases there were where staff were the (a) subject of the complaint and (b) complainan
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) continues to take safeguarding concerns extremely seriously, and has made concerted steps to encourage individuals to come forward whenever they have concerns to raise.In terms of safeguarding conc...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what value of resources (a) have been provided since 22 May 2025; and (b) will be provided to Mauritius under the UK-Mauritius Strategic Partnership Framework in each of the
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the information available on Official Development Assistance-funded programmes, via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Development Tracker website, and to the upcoming publication of the FCDO's Annual Re...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WithamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether provision for capital investment in (a) new; and (b) updating healthcare facilities in Witham constituency is being made available over the next five years.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that National Health Service organisations have the capital investment they need to maintain and improve healthcare facilities.Over the period between 2026/27 and 2029/30, the East of England region has been allocat...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: WithamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of FTE GPs at surgeries in the Witham constituency over each of the next five years.
Answer: Whilst no specific estimate has been made, total full-time equivalent general practitioners (GPs) in Witham constituency have increased from 32.9 in April 2022 to 43.29 in April 2026.As independent businesses that hold contracts with the National Health S...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: WithamDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of pupils in Witham that will have an EHCP in each of the next five years.
Answer: The department does not hold this data.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the levels of Government grants to be provided to each of the proposed unitary authorities under his proposals for local government reorganisation to
Answer: As part of the local government reorganisation process, councils were required to set out assessments of implementation and transition costs within their proposals. It is expected that councils will be able to meet these costs over time from existing budg...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the costs to the public purse of local government reorganisation in Essex.
Answer: As part of the local government reorganisation process, councils were required to set out assessments of implementation and transition costs within their proposals. It is expected that councils will be able to meet these costs over time from existing budg...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support she is providing to abattoirs; what assessment she has made of the potential impact on abattoirs of the charges from the Food Standards Agency; and what discussions she ha
Answer: Food safety is non-negotiable. Vets and Meat Hygiene Inspectors carry out essential work every day that protects public health, upholds animal welfare, and underpins the £11.3 billion meat industry. The ruling does not challenge the principle of inspectio...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGreater Anglia: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the payments the Government will receive from the Greater Anglia rail services in each of the next five years.
Answer: As detailed in the response to Question 91938, I expect Greater Anglia will remain a net contributor; exact income levels will be agreed during the rolling business planning process. Information on the operator's income will be published in the statutory ...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGreater Anglia: PassengersDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of changes in passenger numbers on Greater Anglia services in each of the next ten years.
Answer: Over each of the next ten financial years, I expect Greater Anglia to continue to grow passenger numbers. Projections will be firmed up during the rolling business planning process, taking into account regional long-term planning assessments.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordA12 and A120: Road TrafficDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of levels of congestion on (a) the A12 between junctions 19 and 25; and (b) the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey in each of the next 15 years compared to current levels.
Answer: National Highways is currently undertaking a study on the A12 (junctions 19 to 25) that includes an assessment of current and future congestion levels on the corridor. This study is expected conclude by the end of this year. National Highways is not curre...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
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