Richard Quigley MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Sovereign GrantTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101557More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how often HM Treasury reviews (a) the level of the Sovereign Grant, and (b) what criteria are used in that review.
Answer: The requirements for reviewing the Sovereign Grant have been set by Parliament in the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, sections 6 and 7.The Government has also committed to bring forward legislation to reset the Grant to a lower level from 2027-28 once Buckingha...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSt Mary's Hospital Isle of Wight: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking (a) to ensure consistent improvement in weekend care at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight and (b) to help tackle weekend staffing shortages.
Answer: It is the responsibility of individual National Health Service trusts to ensure safe staffing levels in all settings and at all times, including over the weekend.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26 sets out clear actions to deliver improvements...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to reopen specialist dementia units.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving dementia care and is empowering local leaders with the autonomy they need to provide the best services to their local community, including those with dementia.The provision of dementia health care services is the r...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to ensure consistent and effective communication between hospital doctors, consultants, and the families of patients during inpatient care.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients first, including ensuring that people have the best possible experience of care. We recognise that poor communication can be a source of frustration and worry for patients and their families, particularly fo...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSteroid Drugs: Skin DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve recognition of topical steroid withdrawal and (b) ensure that NHS clinicians are able to diagnose that condition accurately.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reviewed topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) reactions and first communicated about these reactions in September 2021 through our Drug Safety Update (DSU), which is widely disseminated among ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: TransportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he requires Integrated Care Boards to hold data on the number of patients provided with hospital transport, broken down by (a) treatment type and (b) mode of transport.
Answer: NHS England requires integrated care boards to submit monthly data for the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Scheme (NEPTS). This includes the total number of NEPTS journeys, timeliness of journeys, and journeys covered by the Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme....
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that planning policy does not inhibit the creation of transitional self-contained stepping stone homes for young people who are ready to live i
Answer: My Department continues to engage with stakeholders in the homelessness sector to support the development of schemes and policies to tackle homelessness, including stepping stone accommodation. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that it is...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local authorities in scaling up the provision of stepping stone homes for young people at risk of homelessness.
Answer: My Department continues to engage with stakeholders in the homelessness sector to support the development of schemes and policies to tackle homelessness, including stepping stone accommodation. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that it is...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGlioblastoma: ImmunotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to publish its decision on the licensing of DCVax-L..
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department and regulates medicine, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom, with responsibility for ensuring that medicines me...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce the backlog of ADHD assessments for children and (b) ensure continuity of care for people affected by service pauses in (i) NHS Hampshire and Isle
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally in England, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays accessing such assessments. The Go...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.
Answer: This government is supporting clean energy projects right across Wales – from tidal stream on Anglesey to floating wind in the Celtic Sea - which will create jobs, deliver regional growth and accelerate our drive towards lower bills for households and bus...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Isle of WightDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the availability of funding for a fixed-link viability study to the Isle of Wight.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made an assessment of the availability of funding for a fixed-link viability study to the Isle of Wight. We believe that decisions on transport interventions for a local community are best made at local level and it wo...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children died while receiving inpatient mental health care in each year since 2010; and what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) these deaths are properly (i) recorded a
Answer: Since 2013, there has been a total of 40 deaths of young people aged under 18 years old in contact with Tier 4 inpatient children and young people’s mental health services, including those on home leave, or who had absconded. We are unable to provide the ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Patrol CraftHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using a UK-based manufacturer to build the Border Force’s replacement cutters and coastal patrol vessels.
Answer: Border Force Maritime Command is the UK’s national sea-going law enforcement body. Its Cutter and CPV fleet tackles the whole range of law enforcement duties, including preventing and deterring importation of illegal drugs, organised people crime and othe...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 905471More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support people fleeing domestic abuse.
Answer: Our ambitious, cross-government strategy to tackle violence against women and girls will seek to drastically improve the system for all victims. This year the Home Office has invested £19.9 million to support victims and prevent violence against women and...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take legislative steps to allow people over 18 to be formally adopted by their families.
Answer: The adoption of a child is about ensuring that a child has a permanent family, with the adopter taking legal and parental responsibility for them. At the age of 18, parental responsibility is no longer relevant, as an adult assumes responsibility for them...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help prevent international dentists entering the UK on NHS-sponsored Health and Care Visas leaving the NHS for private practice.
Answer: The immigration system will allow those who meet the visa requirements, such as having a job offer from an approved sponsor and being paid the appropriate salary, to come to the United Kingdom to be dentists. It does not differentiate between those who wi...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Isle of WightMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to enable registered providers to bid for section 106 housing on the Isle of Wight.
Answer: The government recognises the ongoing challenge posed by the reduced appetite of Registered Providers of social housing to buy affordable homes delivered under Section 106 agreements. We will continue to work with housebuilders, local authorities, and Reg...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Country Nationals and VisasHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) routes to naturalisation, (b) fee exemptions and (c) special considerations are available to foreign nationals who have completed a period of Crown Service as a civilian working overseas for
Answer: Foreign nationals who have completed a period of Crown service overseas are able to apply for naturalisation. British nationality law allows for discretion to be exercised over some of the residence requirements for naturalisation applications, if the cus...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIsle of Wight CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Isle of Wight will retain it’s own council as part of the Hampshire and Solent Mayoral authority under devolution.
Answer: The Devolution Priority Programme aims to see a new wave of mayors elected in May 2026, including for Hampshire and the Solent. This will see local authorities in the area join up with their neighbours to form a new Combined Authority over a sensible geog...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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