Samantha Niblett MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Biofuels: ResearchDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research her Department is undertaking into developing alternative vehicle fuels, such as synthetic and bio fuels.
Answer: In recognition of their established carbon reduction benefits the Government supports the use of low carbon fuels in surface transport vehicles through the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme. Under the scheme the supply of synthetic fuels a...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: NursesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce statutory protection of the title “Registered Veterinary Nurse”.
Answer: As set out in the newly released consultation regarding reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, Defra is proposing statutory protection of the Veterinary Nurse title in line with Veterinary Surgeons.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to increase participation in the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme.
Answer: In the newly released consultation regarding reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, Defra proposes to replace the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme with a mandatory licence for all veterinary and animal healthcare businesses. This will ensure they all m...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: PrescriptionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential competitive implications of capping prescription fees while major veterinary corporate groups also own large online pharmacies.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has not made a specific assessment of this issue. Competition issues in the veterinary services market are currently being examined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as part of its market investigation in...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: LicensingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help tackle the potential impact of restrictive software licensing practices on businesses.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting a competitive and innovative digital economy. This is why we prioritised the commencement of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (the CMA) new powers in digital markets.These new powers are designed to boost c...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NICE on its Final Draft Guidance which does not recommend CAR-T therapy for relapsed or refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma.
Answer: Department officials regularly discuss a range of issues with colleagues in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), including in relation to the development of guidance on individual products.NICE develops its recommendations on new ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStaff: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his department has made of the potential merits of providing parity in pay and conditions between primary care nursing staff and their Agenda for Change colleagues in the NHS.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring the general practice nursing workforce is sustainable, supported and valued for the work they do.The Government looks to the independent pay review bodies for a pay recommendation for National Health Service staff, ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademies: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Academies operate lawfully when safeguarding issues are raised.
Answer: All schools must follow ’Keeping Children safe in education’, and ’Working together to safeguard children’ statutory guidance. Academy trusts must also comply with the ’Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014’, which sets safeguarding st...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to recognise the principles of (a) legitimate expectation, (b) adequate notice and (c) procedural fairness in its response to women born in the 1950s affected by delayed notifica
Answer: The Secretary of State announced in his oral statement of 11 November 2025 that we will retake the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on State Pension age. Retaking the decision should not be taken as an indication that Gov...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the UK’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in relation to women born in the 1950s affected by chan
Answer: The UK is fully compliant with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, including in relation to women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pension age.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChurch of England: LGBT+ PeopleWomen and EqualitiesTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106245More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Statement of the House of Bishops on Living in Love and Faith, published in January 2026.
Answer: It is for the General Synod, as the elected assembly of the Church of England, to decide matters of doctrine rather than Parliament.More widely, churches and other religious organisations are required to comply with the provisions in the Equality Act 2010...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChurch of England: LGBT+ PeopleChurch CommissionersTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106240More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment they have made of the potential implications for their policies of the Statement of the House of Bishops on Living in Love and Faith, published in January 2026.
Answer: As one of the Church of England’s National Church Institutions (NCIs), the Archbishops’ Council, in consultation with the other NCIs, manages the Living in Love and Faith programme. The Archbishops’ Council, as part of its standard operations, maintains a...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocksmiths: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that locksmiths meet (a) legal, (b) professional and (c) security standards.
Answer: The UK’s framework for occupational regulation upholds public protection, while ensuring regulatory burdens on industry are proportionate. Although the locksmithing profession is not subject to statutory regulation, several self-regulating trade associati...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Care Workers and Health ProfessionsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to protect individuals on the Health and Care Worker visa who report that they have been asked to pay additional sums to their employer in order to maintain their visa spo
Answer: All reports of H&C visa holders being forced to pay additional sums are investigated. The sponsor guidance expressly prohibits certain specific costs being passed onto workers. Since the introduction of care workers to the Health and Care Worker visa,...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFarms: TenantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review Farm Business Tenancy to enable longer leases, succession of tenancy and increases in security of tenure for tenant farmers.
Answer: The department recognises the benefits of longer leases and the importance of security of tenure for tenant farmers. Under the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995, landlords and tenants may agree tenancy terms of any length. To encourage more landlords and te...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the consultation on firearms will be published.
Answer: We intend to publish this consultation shortly.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: VATTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103997More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has to extend the current section 33 Value Added Tax Act 1994 rule for school sixth forms to include further education colleges.
Answer: The Government recognises that Further Education (FE) funding is vital to ensure people are being trained in the skills they need to thrive in the modern labour market. The 2025 Spending Review provided an additional £1.2 billion per year by 2028-29 for s...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InsolvencyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider introducing legislation to protect residents of new developments when a developer declares bankruptcy leaving developments unfinished.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 76385 on 24 September 2025.
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCounselling and Psychiatry: VATTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102121More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce VAT exemptions for counsellors and psychotherapists, in line with those for art and dance therapy practitioners.
Answer: Many services provided directly or supervised by registered health professionals are exempt from VAT, meaning no VAT is charged to the final consumer. This does not apply to professionals who do not have statutory registers, such as counsellors and psycho...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFreight: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods she and her Department are using to monitor and assess levels of freight crime; what steps are being taken to engage with law enforcement agencies and the haulage industry to identify eff
Answer: We fully recognise the serious and growing threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. This Government is determined to crack down on it. The incidence of cargo theft, where criminals rip the sides of lorries and take th...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFreight: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of levels of freight crime; and what steps she is taking to improve prevention and enforcement activity to protect haulage operators.
Answer: We fully recognise the serious and growing threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. This Government is determined to crack down on it. The incidence of cargo theft, where criminals rip the sides of lorries and take th...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
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