Sarah Olney MP: written questions
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Written questions
Pharmacy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Think Pharmacy First campaign on helping to encourage people use pharmacies for treatment.
Answer: The Pharmacy First advertising campaign has now been run on several occasions. Data collected from the campaign run from November to December 2024 showed an increase in public knowledge that pharmacies can treat ‘Pharmacy First’ conditions, from 71% to 79...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107739, if he will clarify what productivity and effectiveness service improvements are used with the assistance of AI.
Answer: Artificial intelligence (AI) is used across a number of Home Office services to support productivity, improve effectiveness, and enhance service delivery. In immigration operations, we have developed bespoke tools for specific teams to improve the asylum ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses artificial intelligence for decision making on immigration applications.
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 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Reporting CouncilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to put the Financial Reporting Council on a statutory footing.
Answer: The Government will look to put the Financial Reporting Council on a statutory footing as soon as parliamentary time allows. We will set out next steps in due course.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAudit and Corporate GovernanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the estimated costs saved to businesses following the cancellation of the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance bill.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has not made a full assessment of the costs to business of the policies previously intended to form part of the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill. Most of those costs would have come from the expansion of the...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Out of Area TreatmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is collected on patients with complex trauma and personality disorder diagnoses who are placed into private out-of-area placements.
Answer: NHS England has advised that all providers of National Health Service-funded mental health services, including private providers, are required to submit the mandatory and required fields, where the service is provided, contained within the Mental Health S...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department uses AI to automate decision making about access to public services.
Answer: The Department develops policy and strategy on the regulation and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across health and care. The NHS England Information Governance (IG) Policy Engagement Team are updating their guidance for patients, health ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department uses artificial intelligence to automate decision making about access to public services.
Answer: The Department uses automated decision-making in some areas, as described in our Personal Information Charter, but AI is not used to automate decision-making about access to our services. Customers are told when an automated decision has been made in rela...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of therapeutic Tier 4 services.
Answer: NHS England’s London Region Specialised Commissioning is currently undertaking a tabletop review of Tier 4 (T4) Personality Disorder inpatient provision within the London footprint. This review is being led by the Nursing and Quality and Mental Health tea...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reconvene the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce prior to the Spring Statement.
Answer: The Government intends to convene a further meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce in the near future to discuss next steps for the project. My Department’s officials will be in touch with key local stakeholders to arrange this in due course.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department had with Hammersmith and Fulham Council on the reconvening of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce.
Answer: My Department regularly hold discussions regarding the viable engineering options for the next stage of works on Hammersmith Bridge with their counterparts at both the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London. The Government inten...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Hammersmith and Fulham Council on engineering options relating to the repair of Hammersmith Bridge.
Answer: My Department’s officials held regular discussions regarding the viable engineering options for the next stage of works on Hammersmith Bridge with their counterparts at both the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London throughout ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNight Flying: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the results of the Aviation Nights Noise Effects study will be published.
Answer: We expect to publish the results of the Aviation Night Noise Effects study later this year.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce will reconvene in 2026.
Answer: The Government intends to convene a further meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce in the near future to discuss next steps for the project. My Department’s officials will be in touch with key local stakeholders to arrange this in due course.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Heathrow AirportDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 907153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on the Government's net zero targets.
Answer: The Secretary of State regularly speaks to his Cabinet colleagues about these issues. On Heathrow, this Government is clear that expansion must be compatible with our legally binding carbon budgets and net zero. We are committed to ensuring that the econo...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide additional support to councils that receive less funding after the fair funding formula is implemented.
Answer: By the end of the multi-year Settlement, we will have made available a 15.1% increase in Core Spending Power for councils in England, worth over £11 billion, compared to 2025-26. The vast majority of social care authorities will see a real terms increase ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHeathrow AirportDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department meet with representatives from Heathrow Airport prior to the Chancellor's announcement of the Government's support for a third runway at Heathrow in January 2025.
Answer: Heathrow Airport is a key stakeholder for a range of aviation and transport policy areas, and it is routine for officials to engage with airport operators and other industry stakeholders as part of the Department’s ongoing work. My officials continue to m...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith BridgeDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department held discussions with Hammersmith and Fulham Council regarding Hammersmith Bridge in the lead-up to the Budget 2025.
Answer: My Department’s officials have held discussions regarding Hammersmith Bridge with their counterparts at both the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London throughout 2025.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStructures FundDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when announcements regarding the allocation of the Structure Fund will be made.
Answer: The Department is currently developing its approach for the Structures Fund. Further detail on how it will be delivered and expected timings will be provided shortly.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement, entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, of 20 November, if she will explain the impact of the changes on pathways to settlement on the children of British National (O
Answer: The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK.BN(O) visa holders will attract a 5-year reduction in the qualifying period for settlement, meaning they will continue to be able to settle in the UK after 5 ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to launch a public awareness campaign to help tackle suicide.
Answer: The Department currently has no specific plans to launch a public awareness campaign to help tackle suicide. The Suicide Prevention Strategy for England, published in 2023, identifies eight priority groups for targeted and tailored support at a national l...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered the potential merits of the mitigation of potential future risks from non-human, autonomous AI systems which may evade human oversight and control.
Answer: AI systems have the potential to pose novel risks that emerge from models behaving in unintended ways. The possibility that this unintended behaviour could lead to loss of control over advanced AI systems is taken seriously by many experts and warrants cl...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonality Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who requested the table-top review of Tier 4 services for personality disorder by NHS England; who is leading that review; and what that review's aims and purpose are.
Answer: NHS England London Region Specialised Commissioning is currently undertaking a tabletop review of Tier 4 (T4) Personality Disorder inpatient provision within the London footprint. This review is being led by the Nursing and Quality and Mental Health teams...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97280More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to use the business rates system to help support high street businesses in the context of their competition with online retailers.
Answer: The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. The Government is doing this by introducing permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitality a...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97279More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the difference in the projected changes in liabilities for (a) pubs and (b) distribution warehouses over the three-year revaluation period after transition.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
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