Sarah Olney MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Heathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the public expenditure required for supporting rail, road and other surface-access improvements connected with Heathrow expansion.
Answer: Any expansion at Heathrow Airport, would be privately financed, including any required surface access improvements. The draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement requires any promoter of expansion to meet the full cost of associated works to the ...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: RoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of relocating or rebuilding the M25 and other affected roads as part of any Heathrow expansion project.
Answer: The Government has been clear that if Heathrow expansion proceeds it will be privately financed. Any works required to the strategic or local road networks, including the M25, would form part of the promoter’s cost estimates for its scheme. The costs of s...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has independently verified Heathrow Airport Limited’s projected cost of expansion.
Answer: The draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement (HENPS) makes clear that potential promoters should seek to minimise costs where possible. Given the long-term nature of the expansion programme and significant costs that will likely be involved, the...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: SuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many emergency workers have died by suicide each year since 2015.
Answer: Every suicide is a tragedy that has devastating and enduring impacts on families, friends and communities. The Government recognises the demanding nature of working in emergency settings, and that staff may require more complex mental wellbeing support du...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of an indirect potable reuse schemes for direct discharge to reservoirs as an environment buffer.
Answer: Indirect potable reuse (water recycling) uses an environmental buffer before abstracting water into drinking water treatment and supply. This environmental buffer can be a reservoir. There are few schemes in operation currently, but water recycling will p...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRiver Thames: Water TreatmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of an indirect potable reuse scheme which would take treated sewage from Mogden Sewage Treatment Works, process it using an advanced water
Answer: Water companies explore a wide range of options, and variants of those options, through the Water Resources Management Planning process. Many of these are not taken forward due to technical, practical, or cost considerations. Any new water recycling schem...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Abstraction: TeddingtonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost per megalitre of water produced over an eighty-year lifespan of Teddington Direct River Abstraction.
Answer: The Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) project is being developed as a scheme intended to operate intermittently, during periods of drought, rather than as a continuously operating water supply source. The actual volume of water that TDRA may prov...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: Greater LondonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of indirect potable reuse schemes in improving London’s water supply resilience.
Answer: Water reuse (water recycling) plays a key role in helping to improve water supply resilience. Water companies have a statutory duty to provide a secure supply of water for customers and set out how they plan to continue to supply water to their customers ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: TurkeyHome OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if artificial intelligence is used to assess ECAA applicants' extensions of their permissions to stay.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence is not used in applications made under Appendix ECAA for either indefinite leave to remain or further leave to remain.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses Artificial Intelligence in its decision-making process to assess applicants' rights to obtain a visa.
Answer: Where appropriate we use AI to improve productivity and effectiveness in our public services. All applications made under the Immigration Rules are considered and decided by trained human decision-makers.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
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