Sarah Dyke MP: written questions
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Written questions
UK Trade with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900761More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of levels of economic cooperation with the EU on businesses.
Answer: The message we are getting from businesses is clear: they are facing more barriers and increased costs as a result of how we left the EU. For example, in a survey published by the British Chambers of Commerce in December 2025, more than half of its export...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of British Sign Language interpretation provision for deaf patients during emergency medical treatment, including for those who rely on cochlear implants
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population, which includes responsibility for ensuring that there is adequate provision of British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to support deaf p...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: EligibilityDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of Health and Social Care on the impact of employment eligibility thresholds on the ability of student nurses completing mandatory unpaid clinical placements to a
Answer: Practice learning is intended to support student development, not to meet workforce pressures. Students are not employed to provide care, do not hold contracts of employment, and are therefore unpaid. It is essential that students have the time and space ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: EligibilityDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of mandatory unpaid clinical placements on student nurses' ability to meet the employment hour thresholds required to access Government childcare support schemes.
Answer: Practice learning is intended to support student development, not to meet workforce pressures. Students are not employed to provide care, do not hold contracts of employment, and are therefore unpaid. It is essential that students have the time and space ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet Protocol: BroadbandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is planning to take to support households in areas where full fibre will not be available before the public switched telephone network switch-off takes place.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that any risks from the industry-led migration of the analogue Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for everyone across the UK. Ofcom have confirmed t...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: TestingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to make Animal and Plant Health Agency bovine tuberculosis testing data accessible with appropriate permissions and GDPR safeguards to private veter
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency has an established process enabling cattle keepers to request TB testing data relating to their herds. Keepers need to complete and submit a request proforma to APHA. Keepers may then choose with whom they wish to share ...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: TestingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the potential merits of creating a distinct classification of responder, separate from reactor, for non-reactor cattle that test positive
Answer: The recently published recommended Bovine TB Control Strategy for England (https://tbhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-Recommended-Bovine-TB-Strategy.pdf) proposes facilitating wider access to privately funded ancillary bovine TB testing to suppor...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMileage AllowancesTreasuryTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10014More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation was undertaken with employers prior to the decision to increase the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate from 45p to 55p per mile: and what assessment was made of the financial impact on employe
Answer: The Government’s decision to uprate the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment and simplified expense rates for 2026/27, the first uprating of these rates since 2011, is in recognition of the pressures facing drivers as a result of the effects of the Iran war...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: CharitiesTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9054More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing Charity ISAs to support long-term funding for the charity sector.
Answer: The Government already offers a range of tax advantaged savings accounts (ISAs) that are well placed to support individuals to donate the capital and/or the growth to a charity of their choice. In addition, Gift Aid enables charities to claim a basic rate...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: BusinessDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support heritage industries, such as thatching, to remain viable businesses.
Answer: DCMS has announced nearly £200m of new funding over four years to support heritage. This will build a pipeline of projects and demand for heritage trades. The department is in discussions with Skills England about training pathways, including heritage cra...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStreet Trading: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with local police forces on (a) the effectiveness of enforcement of legislation regulating pedlars; and (b) the processes used to verify pedlars’ certificates.
Answer: The department has not had any discussions with local police forces about pedlars, whose certificates are issued nationally. The process used to verify pedlars’ certificates are a matter for the police.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEngland Infected Blood Support SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8367More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of stopping or reducing existing monthly support payments through the England Infected Blood Support Scheme and similar schemes on infected individ
Answer: All infected beneficiaries registered with an IBSS before 1 April 2025 will continue to receive Support Scheme payments for life, should they choose to do so. The choice to instead accept a one-off compensation payment is made by the individual. The Infec...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEngland Infected Blood Support SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8365More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason existing monthly support payments provided through the EIBBS and similar schemes are being stopped or reduced for those who accept the one-off compensation payment from the Infected Blood Compens
Answer: All infected beneficiaries registered with an IBSS before 1 April 2025 will continue to receive Support Scheme payments for life, should they choose to do so. The choice to instead accept a one-off compensation payment is made by the individual. The Infec...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCharities: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to help charities manage cashflow challenges caused by delays in receiving legacy donations.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service works very closely with representative bodies for the charitable sector, keeping them updated on current performance and sharing forecasting data on predicted receipt and grant issue volumes.HM Courts & Tribunals Serv...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: TestingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will review the definitions of Officially Tuberculosis Free (OTF), Officially Tuberculosis Free Withdrawn (OTFW) and Officially Tuberculosis Free Suspended (OTFS) her
Answer: There are no plans to review the definitions of Officially TB Free (OTF), Officially Tuberculosis Free Withdrawn (OTFW) and Officially Tuberculosis Free Suspended (OTFS) status of bovine herds in England. The recently published recommended Bovine TB Contr...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: TestingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to expand circumstances in which private veterinary surgeons are permitted to use more sensitive bovine tuberculosis testing technologies in commercial set
Answer: Statutory tuberculin skin testing (SICCT) and interferon-gamma blood testing (IFNy) of cattle herds will remain the foundation of bovine tuberculosis (TB) control and will continue to be required. The recently published co-designed bovine TB Control Strat...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: VaccinationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what modelling her Department has undertaken on the contribution of badger vaccination to achieving Officially Tuberculosis Free status in England by 2038.
Answer: Several modelling studies published by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) predict that badger vaccination will significantly reduce TB in badger populations, reducing onward risks to cattle. Further modelling work is ongoing to investigate this fur...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: VaccinationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the badger vaccination programme on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle herds.
Answer: Multiple published studies indicate that badger vaccination is safe and can reduce TB infection and transmission in badgers. Vaccination is now being deployed across a number of large areas, including through a newly contracted Badger Vaccination Field Fo...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to issue any further badger control licences under the current or any successor cull policy; and if she will make a statement on the timetable for the cess
Answer: There are currently no plans to issue further badger control licences. The government has committed to ending the badger cull by the end of this Parliament, and the 2025 culling season marked the final year of industry-led culling in England’s High Risk a...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Glastonbury and SomertonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her department holds on the number of pupils with an EHCP in Glastonbury and Somerton, who had a special school as their first preference and were subsequently allocated a place in a mainstream settin
Answer: Placements at special schools are usually made through education, health and care (EHC) plans. The department does not hold figures on whether a mainstream setting named on an EHC plan was the setting preferred by the parents of the child.
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact the change in VAT status has had on private schools.
Answer: HM Treasury’s Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) provides a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of the removal of the VAT exemption on private schools. The TIIN is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fe...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Renewal FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of whether the £92 million allocated for the Places of Worship Renewal Fund is sufficient to meet the total cost of repairs for listed places of worship.
Answer: Given the current fiscal climate, it is essential that Government support is targeted towards the areas where it can have the greatest impact, and where it is needed most. The new Places of Worship Renewal Fund (£92 million over four years) will provide g...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Renewal FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, a) whether listed places of worship will be able to reclaim VAT on essential repairs under the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund and b) when she will publish the finalised details of the fund.
Answer: The new Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF) is a capital grant scheme. Where capital grants have been awarded, VAT on eligible works and costs will be rebated where it is not otherwise reclaimable.The PWRF is open for Expressions of Interest, and furthe...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative assessment of transport expenditure per capital in the South West with other English regions in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The following table provides comparison data for each region for transport expenditure per head by the Department for Transport for recent years:Per Capita Spend (£) Based on DfT spend for 2021-2022 to 2024-2025ITL Region2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-2...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStreet TradingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with local police forces on ensuring that goods sold by pedlars comply with safety standards, including requirements for CE and UKCA marking.
Answer: Under the UK’s product safety framework, anyone who distributes consumer products in a commercial capacity, including pedlars, has a duty not to supply products that they know, or should be aware, are unsafe or non-compliant. Local authorities, rather tha...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
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