Sarah Hall MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
AluminiumDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department considered including policies on the aluminium sector within the Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025.
Answer: I refer the Member of Parliament for Warrington to the answer I provided to UIN 72881 on 17th September, which was in response to a similar question she previously tabled: “To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason the aluminiu...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAluminiumDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support the aluminium industry in the context of (a) US tariffs and (b) global competition.
Answer: Thanks to the strength of the UK-US partnership, the UK remains the only country to benefit from a preferential 25% tariff on steel and aluminium exports to the US, avoiding the global rate of 50%. The UK is therefore uniquely positioned as the only count...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farmers to strengthen the resilience of domestic food supply chains.
Answer: Resilient domestic production for a secure supply of healthier food is one of the 10 priority outcomes that the Government announced in the Good Food Cycle in July 2025. Defra works with industry and across Government to monitor risks that may arise acros...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce in-ovo sexing technology to end the routine culling of day-old male chicks in the UK egg industry.
Answer: We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. In its 2024 ‘Opinion on alternatives to culling newly hatched chicks in the egg and poultry industries’, the An...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80063More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve oversight of the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Answer: The government has taken significant steps to improve both the oversight and enforcement of performance standards in the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration, primarily through the new contract with Capita and enhanced internal controls. Capita has...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: ProtectionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help protect at-risk heritage assets.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting heritage at risk and supporting communities to care for their local heritage assets.This year we announced almost £20 million new funding for local heritage. The £15m Heritage at Risk Capital Fund enables individu...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services for veterans in the North West.
Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who have served our country. In the North West and across the United Kingdom, the Veterans Welfare Service provides advice and support to veterans and their families. In England, Op COURA...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help safeguard public sector digital infrastructure against cyberattacks.
Answer: Government is committed to improving the cyber resilience of public sector digital infrastructure, focusing our efforts around the Government Cyber Security Strategy.We have already made important steps to better understand and mitigate cyber risk and are...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on tackling (a) pavement parking and (b) other obstructions for (i) pushchair, (ii) wheelchair and (iii) mobility aid users.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with local authorities on these matters. The Government fully understands the serious problems that vehicles parked on the pavement, and other obstacles on the pavement, can cause for pedestrians, especia...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of measures to protect women and girls from harassment, abuse and intimidation.
Answer: Everyone has the right to both feel safe and be safe going about their day-to-day lives and the scale of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in our country is intolerable.We recognise that public sexual harassment is a crime that often leaves victims,...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' Courts: Security GuardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of security officers at magistrate's courts.
Answer: Security in our courts and judicial security is paramount. Over £20 million in additional funding in 2025/26 has been allocated to a programme of works to further strengthen the existing arrangements. Local court security risk assessments are carried out ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: North WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for cardiac care in the North West.
Answer: Tackling the waiting list is a top priority for the Government. This includes decreasing wait times for those accessing cardiac care. We have exceeded our pledge to deliver over two million more elective care appointments. More than double that number, or...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the new NHS workforce plan.
Answer: We will publish our 10 Year Workforce Plan by the end of 2025.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that NHS pay awards are implemented on 1 April each year.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the timing of the pay round as set out in the Chancellor’s speech on 29 July 2024. We recognise the importance of giving certainty on pay settlements as early as possible and are working to be able to announce pay ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to expand prescribing of GLP-1 medications beyond specialist weight-management services.
Answer: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on the first two GLP-1 medicines licensed for the treatment of obesity, namely liraglutide under various brand names and semaglutide with brand name Wegovy, restricted their use to speciali...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTirzepatide: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Eli Lilly on the cost of Mounjaro.
Answer: The Department has held various discussions with Eli Lilly regarding the recent list price increase of Mounjaro. NHS England has worked with Eli Lilly to ensure the list price increase will not affect National Health Service commissioning of tirzepatide i...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: CryptographyHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that end-to-end encryption continues to protect personal privacy while enabling law enforcement to detect serious criminal activity.
Answer: This Government supports strong encryption, which protects our citizens online. However, this must not and need not be at the expense of public safety, which is this Government’s first priority.Targeted investigatory powers allow the authorities to invest...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to include primates in the scope of the proposed ban on the import of hunting trophies.
Answer: Defra is continuing to engage with relevant stakeholders to help determine the most appropriate scope for the ban on the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. Species of conservation concern are listed primarily on Appendices I ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Autism and Learning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Oliver McGowan mandatory training on learning disability and autism across the NHS and social care workforce.
Answer: On 19 June 2025, the Department laid a Code of Practice in Parliament which sets out how providers can meet the statutory requirement for learning disability and autism training.Over three million people have completed the e-learning package, the first pa...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming National Cancer Plan for England will include targets to improve the timeliness of diagnosis of blood cancers.
Answer: Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan. It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes.To ta...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with farmers to help improve the resilience of domestic food supply chains.
Answer: Food security is national security. We need a resilient and healthy food system, that works with nature and supports British farmers, fishers and food producers. As part of the Government’s Plan for Change we are delivering on the Government’s New Deal fo...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesWomen and EqualitiesTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73887More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of menopause support services.
Answer: We are committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service. NHS England is working on menopause workforce support packages for employees and developing a range of tools and interventions that will help to upskill more GPs in ...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the killing of civilians seeking aid in Gaza.
Answer: Reports and footage of the chaos at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) sites are horrifying. It is appalling that at least 2,294 people have been killed and over 16,839 injured at or near the distribution sites. This further illustrates why humanitarian p...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLighting: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of light pollution on biodiversity.
Answer: Defra has supported international assessments of drivers of change on insects and wider biodiversity such as the global IPBES Assessment Report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production (2016), which notes that the effect of light on nocturnal insec...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) awareness and (b) recognition of postural tachycardia syndrome among NHS clinicians.
Answer: To improve awareness of postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) among healthcare professionals, and specifically general practitioners, the Royal College of General Practitioners provides training on PoTS as part of its Syncope toolkit, which is available at...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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