Sarah Hall MP: written questions
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Written questions
Multiple Occupation: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review planning requirements for converting homes into houses in multiple occupation.
Answer: Local planning authorities already have planning powers to limit the concentration or proliferation of HMOs within their locality. They can remove the national permitted development right for smaller HMOs to protect the local amenity or wellbeing of an ar...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of small modular reactor projects on (a) long-term waste management and (b) decommissioning.
Answer: Under the Energy Act 2008, prospective operators of nuclear power stations providing power directly to the grid are required to have a Funded Decommissioning Programme (FDP), making arrangements to cover the full costs of decommissioning and their full sh...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Overseas StudentsHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims were made by people holding student visas by nationality in the last 12 months; and what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of people claiming asylum after entering the UK with a visa or other leave, by nationality and type of leave, in the year ending June 202...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to launch its consultation on the future of the British National (Overseas) 5+1 Indefinite Leave to Remain visa route.
Answer: We will be consulting on the new settlement rules later this year.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to reform the (a) Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) and (b) Packaging Waste Export Recycling Note (PERN) system to (i) address market imbalances that disadvant
Answer: Yes, we have been working closely with relevant stakeholders to identify and prioritise options to reform the PRN system, including levelling the playing field between UK reprocessors and exporters, and increasing transparency in the system. We plan to co...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAluminium: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of strengthening waste regulations (a) for the list of approved destinations of and (b) on the environmental standards f
Answer: We are currently considering the role of exports in dealing with the UK’s scrap aluminium and how they can complement domestic recycling efforts. Overseas facilities receiving UK waste must be operated in accordance with standards that are broadly equival...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86897More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure that the carbon border adjustment mechanism will support a reduction in carbon leakage in all the sectors in scope of the legislation.
Answer: The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will be introduced on 1 January 2027 to address the risk of carbon leakage. Carbon leakage occurs when production and associated emissions shift from one country to another due to different levels of decarboni...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86896More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the carbon border adjustment mechanism supports the international competitiveness of businesses.
Answer: The CBAM is an environmental policy designed to support decarbonisation and mitigate the risk of carbon leakage. It will be introduced on 1 January 2027. Carbon leakage can undermine efforts to reduce global emissions and curtail private investment in dec...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAluminium: Trade AgreementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support the aluminium industry through its negotiations on free trade agreements.
Answer: We have taken decisive action to support the UK aluminium industry through recent trade agreements that reduce barriers and enhance market access by removing tariffs.Additionally, thanks to the strength of the UK-US partnership, the UK remains the only co...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAluminiumDepartment 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
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