Ruth Cadbury MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Air Traffic Control: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the recommendations from the 2024 Civil Aviation Authority report into the 2023 National Air Traffic Service failure have been a) implemented in full and b) partially implemented.
Answer: The CAA confirmed in June 2026 that all of the 34 recommendations made following the independent review into the NATS Technical Failure of August 2023 have either been completed or embedded in its ongoing regulatory programme.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27973More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to ensure that that public contracts are not awarded to companies that engage in blacklisting workers who are members of trade unions.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer given to written question UIN 111113, when does her department plan to publish an equalities impact assessment on the freeze to the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold due to take eff
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: KosovoDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6277, what progress her Department has made on agreeing an exchange agreement with Kosovo.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) wrote to the Kosovan driver licensing authorities on 3 June 2026 to establish if any changes had been made to their testing and licensing regime since the previous assessment and to request additional informa...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAge Assurance: Data ProtectionDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has carried out an impact assessment into the a) risk and b) impact on UK based individuals of data breaches of technology firms who hold information related to ag
Answer: The UK’s data protection legislation applies to organisations that process personal data, including age assurance services. The legislation requires personal data to be processed lawfully, fairly, transparently and securely. The Information Commissioner’s...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21156More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many outstanding applications were there for security clearances for individuals working at airports in England as of A.) August 2024 B.) August 2025 C.) August 2026.
Answer: I can advise that National Security Vetting (NSV) undertaken by His Majesty’s Government, remains separate from concurrent industry background checks. Successful and assured NSV is underpinned by appropriately considered and robustly applied recruitment d...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21155More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has she made of the average waiting time for a security vetting application to be completed for individuals working at airports in England.
Answer: In accordance with the long-standing policy of successive administrations, the Government does not disclose National Security Vetting (NSV) processing averages. Such a release would likely prejudice national security and undermine the robust protective me...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Older PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has she made of the average time taken to process an application for an over 70s driving licence.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and can only be extracted at disproportionate cost. To extract this information would require a manual interrogation of each driving licence renewal application to determine if the applicant was aged 70 o...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPodiatryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations for individuals working as Foot Health Practitioners.
Answer: The Government is clear that the professions protected in law must be the right ones and that the level of regulatory oversight must be proportionate to the risks to the public.The Department keeps the professions subject to regulation under review but ha...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingAttorney GeneralTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17756More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many A.) prosecutions B.) convictions have been made since 2006 under Section 26(2) of the Firearms Act 1968 in relation to individuals purchasing firearms or ammunition with a false certificate.
Answer: Section 26(2) does not create an offence relating to the purchase or acquisition of firearms using a false certificate. The offence most closely associated with such conduct is section 3(5) of the Firearms Act (FA) 1968, where it is an offence to produce ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of leaseholders over the age of 80 who hold the lease on properties in a) England and b) London.
Answer: My Department publishes a release entitled ‘Leasehold Dwellings’ which includes statistics on the number of leasehold dwellings in England by tenure, dwelling type, and region. Statistics from 2024-25 can be found on gov.uk here. Annex table 2.4 shows tha...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDevolution: TransportDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the department plans to consult on secondary legislation in respect to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act in order to give Transport for London the power to regulate micro mobility.
Answer: We plan to consult on licensing for shared cycles in the coming months. Following this, we will implement licensing through a combination of secondary legislation and guidance to empower local leaders across England, including TfL in London, to regulate t...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of forged shotgun licences in England.
Answer: Data on the number of forged firearms certificates used to purchase shotguns in England is not collected centrally. The law is clear on the sales of shotguns that a purchaser must hold the appropriate firearms certificate and transactions must comply with...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of forged shotgun licences used to purchase shotguns in England in the last five years.
Answer: Data on the number of forged firearms certificates used to purchase shotguns in England is not collected centrally. The law is clear on the sales of shotguns that a purchaser must hold the appropriate firearms certificate and transactions must comply with...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSheltered Housing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for older people buying leasehold properties in retirement homes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 22 June 2026 (HCWS132) and the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the information provided by a) Housing Associations and b) retirement homes to individuals who are purchasing leasehold flats.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 22 June 2026 (HCWS132) and the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWalking: ChildrenDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her department will issue guidance for developers to support walking to school.
Answer: On 12 June, the Government published the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3), which will enable more children to walk, wheel and cycle to school. Active Travel England published its delivery plan on the same day, ‘Worth Every Step’, whic...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWalking: ChildrenDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing additional measures across neighbourhoods to support walking to school.
Answer: Over the course of the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy we will focus on enabling millions more children to walk, wheel and cycle to school by supporting local authorities to provide safe, coherent networks that connect neighbourhoods which w...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the length of waiting times for applications to the criminal injuries compensation authority.
Answer: Figures up to 31 March 2025 are available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) Annual Report and Accounts. The figures for the financial year 2025-26 will be available in the CICA Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 which is due to be pub...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for compensation were submitted to the criminal injuries compensation authority in a) 2023, b) 2024, c) 2025 and d) 2026.
Answer: Figures up to 31 March 2025 are available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) Annual Report and Accounts. The figures for the financial year 2025-26 will be available in the CICA Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 which is due to be pub...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many outstanding applications for compensation are there with the criminal injuries compensation authority as of the 1st June 2026.
Answer: Figures up to 31 March 2025 are available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) Annual Report and Accounts. The figures for the financial year 2025-26 will be available in the CICA Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 which is due to be pub...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9040More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 121139, when does her Department plan to publish its consultation on introducing a new ISA product for first time buyers.
Answer: The Government recognises that the LISA is not working for everyone. That is why we intend to shortly publish a consultation setting out further information about the design and implementation of a new simpler first time buyer ISA product. Once available ...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: DieselDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions officials in her Department have had with Home Office officials on reducing the level of theft of diesel from HGVs in England.
Answer: Department for Transport officials routinely engage with Home Office officials on freight crime. This Government is highly aware of the rising frequency of freight crime including of fuel theft and the significant and damaging impact it can have on busine...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data does his Department hold on the number of leasehold properties in London.
Answer: My Department publishes a release entitled ‘Leasehold Dwellings’ which includes statistics on the number of leasehold dwellings in England by tenure, dwelling type, and region.Statistics from 2024-25 can be found on gov.uk here. Section 4 shows that in 20...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: HounslowMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many leasehold flats are registered with the Land Registry as being located in the London Borough of Hounslow.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 127019 on 21 April 2026
Answered 1 Jun 2026
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